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The genius of the London Tube Map
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Michael Bierut |
Small Thing Big Idea
• March 2018
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Design legend Michael Bierut tells the story of the accidental success of one of the most famous maps in the world -- the London Tube Map.
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Design legend Michael Bierut tells the story of the accidental success of one of the most famous maps in the world -- the London Tube Map.
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Michael Bierut
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Michael Bierut is a partner in the New York office of Pentagram, a founder of Design Observer and a teacher at Yale School of Art and Yale School of Management.
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