Tag: london

The Thames is back on the map (and possibly zones)

Hampstead Heath

After seeing this foliage map of the US (via kottke.org), I was initially a bit jealous.
Until I read this article encouraging Americans to visit London. Why? To see the view from the London Eye? To shop at Harrods? Nope. To see the fall foliage on Hampstead Heath.
I’ve mentioned Hampstead Heath recently [...]

All the London you need

Londonist has further improved TfL’s new, simpler Tube map.
It’s for tourists only, and it’s exactly what happens when you only consider a single group of users.

New Tube map: no zones, no Thames

The new Tube map is significantly less cluttered than the previous version, presumably in an attempt to address some of the criticism the Tube map has received lately.
Most of the information that has been removed isn’t essential for most commuters; however, as Londonist points out, the removal of zones might cause issues. Personally, I [...]

London Web Standards May: Structuring CSS

It’s that time of the month again. London Web Standards will be meeting on Monday, 11 May.
This time, Justin Cormack of Squiz UK will be leading a discussion on Structuring CSS.
He’ll be covering techniques for creating modular, maintainable CSS. Along the way, he’ll be talking about Squiz’s mashable design, Nicole Sullivan’s Object Oriented CSS and [...]