Much is written about the quality of artwork that London Underground has historically produced, and rightly so. An excellent range of advertising and design has been created over its 145 year history.
I believe though, that present LU work doesn’t receive the praise that it deserves.
For example, the posters currently used to promote the ongoing improvements being carried out on the Underground; the juxtaposition of the famous simplification of the Underground line (used on the tube map) with a life like illustration of an engineer, results in an imaginative, witty and informative advert.
I think that this campaign is well considered and (illustratively at least) skillfully executed. The featured poster (above) and this piece in particular really deserve to be added to TfL’s vault of good design, so that they can be celebrated in the future along with the past greats.
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July 4, 2010 at 15:46
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