Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistKenneth Field Pro Member Collectiondigital
Description Take the London underground map, dispense with the lines and make a gridded cartogram of small multiples out of the stations. Each station shows the 11 lines of the underground network with the lines that pass through the station as a bar graph scaled according to average weekly use (passenger totals).I've used a genome map metaphor as the unique signature created by the pattern of the lines is similar in appearance. The sense of it being the London Underground remains but we now see the patterns of usage across the network including the congested central area of stations with multiple lines and high usage contrasted with the relatively low usage peripheral stations with single lines. As with the original tube map, the river gives us a single geographical feature to anchor the map in reality.
Kenneth Field, Redlands Member Since March 2017 Artist Statement Maps are my profession and passion. After spending 20 years in UK academia, since 2011 I have lived and worked in southern California. My job allows me to make maps but also teach, write and blog about the importance of good map design. Maps sold here are sold at cost. You just pay for Imagekind to do the print and delivery.