A nostalgic and celebratory look back at one hundred years of passenger flight, featuring full-color reproductions of route maps and posters from the world's most iconic airlines
Mark Ovenden is a British writer and broadcaster. At the age of
seven, he travelled alone ten miles on the London Underground,
armed only with a map. He later gained entry to a Graphic Design
course by submitting a reworking of the London tube map. His
previous books are Great Railway Maps of the World, Metro Maps of
the World, Paris Metro Style and London Underground by Design. He
is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.
Maxwell Roberts has lectured at the University of Essex since 1993.
His research interests now focus on information design and, in
particular, schematic maps. He creates challenging designs and
tests their usability and aesthetics. He has authored two books on
maps including Underground Maps Unravelled. Designs have been
exhibited in Germany, Austria, the USA, and the UK and he has given
numerous public lectures, and interviews, including NPR and the
BBC. His web page is www.tubemapcentral.com.
The book doesn't just expose some striking pieces of creativity, it
also reflects on changing attitudes towards air travel - and how
design shaped that - as well as the ways developments in technology
moved things forward...Airline Maps also works simply as a visual
record, with enough design nostalgia to earn it a place on the
coffee table or in the studio bookshelf.
*Creative Review*
This lovely book is an opportunity to explore the history and
artwork of air travel, as well as to consider what makes this
particular kind of cartography unique...This lovely book is an
opportunity to explore the history and artwork of air travel, as
well as to consider what makes this particular kind of cartography
unique.
*Financial Times*
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