Design Icons on the network
The original Routemaster bus, voted number six Design Icon and still in operation today, will be commemorated through showing the hidden design features of the vehicle on route 15H.
Transported by Design
London's transport design is pioneering, visionary, and beautiful. Transported By Design is an inspiring showcase of events and activities to raise awareness of TfL's rich design heritage. The programme will run until December 2016. Bookmark this page for more information as the programme develops.
From visual design, such as the iconic roundel logo, Oyster card or Tube map, to unseen systems like contactless payment, signalling networks and control rooms, design is key to our success.
Throughout this programme, we'll showcase the innovative ways good design is used in today's transport network and how this keeps London working and growing.
About Transported by Design
In 2016 we will:
- Highlight Design Icons across the transport network
- Explore the design approach of projects like Crossrail
- Celebrate 100 years of the Johnston typeface
- Hold a design festival on Regent Street during the summer
- Unveil a commemoration at Piccadilly Circus station to former London Transport Managing Director Frank Pick during the autumn
- Hold a series of exhibitions in the London Transport Museum
The role design plays to help London work and grow is crucial to shaping the city's future, making lives easier, safer and more pleasurable. This will be our focus throughout the programme, working in joint partnership with the London Transport Museum.
Mike Brown, London's Transport Commissioner, said:
"We take real pride in having fantastic spaces for people to travel in and through. Transport systems need to be functional, but the attention to detail and design apparent in our network shows our customers that we care about their journeys.
"Good design is part of our heritage but is also relevant for today. And, as we unveil new stations such as at Tottenham Court Road or a new Routemaster bus as we have recently done, good design is a core part of our future thinking too - even as we continue to grow as London grows."
Happening now
Design Icons
Transported by Design started with Design Icons, a search for London's most iconic transport designs, as voted for by you.
People voted from a shortlist of 100 transport designs chosen by industry experts alongside TfL and London Transport Museum staff. To see the full shortlist, visit transportedbydesign.tumblr.com.
A selection of the 100 Design Icons will be showcased across the transport network throughout 2016, starting with the winner, the Black Cab.
Use the hashtags #DesignIcons and #TransportedbyDesign to join in discussions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The Top 10 Design Icons
Event calendar
London Transport Museum
Find out more about the London Transport Museum's exhibition - London by Design
