Credit where credit is due

From a graphic design point of view, the map's recent changes in terms of layout (due to having to put in all the accessibility modifications, like that kink in the Jubilee Line...) means that there is more going on on the page, but because the paper sizes for maps, and their relevant margins, are still retained, any other text or elements not directly associated with the main diagram have to be adjusted in order for there to be a 'balance' between each element on the page. (That, and graphic designers just being too lazy to adjust the margins in Adobe Illustrator and/or Quark accordingly!)

Having said that (nay - having WAFFLED), this acknowledgement to Beck is better late than never. It's nice to know that those in the relevant department for graphic design at TfL haven't forgotten their roots. If anything, credit should have been given right at the beginning, or at least while Beck was still around.

I wonder what he'd have to say about the recent goings on with the Tube map anyway?