Elements
The existing primary Legible London on-street signs or information boards are the ‘Monolith’ ‘Midilith’ and ‘Minilith’ which are free standing signs made of a mixture of vitreous enamel and vinyl printed glass materials within a steel frame. The prototype signs were vitreous enamel throughout, including the map panels. The pilots and all subsequent signs moved towards vinyl printed glass for the map panel for reasons of map updateability and associated costs.
The prototype product was designed in collaboration between Lacock Gullam, Seymour Powell, Applied and Transport for London. Manufacturer for the prototypes in the Bond Street area was Woodhouse, with Trueform the manufacturer of the current range of Legible London on-street products. In addition to the on-street signs, Legible London mapping is available across a number of media. This includes printed maps, in tube stations and on bus shelters. Much recent Transport for London activity has focused on increasing the reach of the distinctive maps by supplying bespoke maps to a range of public and private customers, to assist staff travel and movement on foot.
During the London 2012 Olympic Games, Transport for London produced 6 million Legible London walking maps for 11 Central London rail termini and 2 venue areas. These were distributed at all rail stations and were extremely popular among tourists and Londoners.
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