Brightest London and home by Underground, Horace Taylor, 1924 Buy this Poster This weekend is Museums at Night and it’s a great opportunity to get out and enjoy your favourite museums after hours. Tonight at London Transport Museum we’re hosting a ‘Brightest London’ Friday Late filled with art, animations, dressing up, drinks, tours, readings and [...]
Cup final Wembley Saturday April 24th, Eric George Fraser, 1928 Buy this Poster The FA Cup Final this weekend is one of the country’s great sporting events; watched by football fans all over the world. The competition began in 1871, at a time when the rules of the game were still evolving, the centre circle [...]
Gardening by Underground, Stanislaus S Longley, 1933 Buy this Poster The May Bank Holiday has arrived! What a great opportunity for some rest and relaxation, and also to enjoy the outdoors, maybe in the garden or local park. This week’s poster is ‘Gardening by Underground’ by Stanislaus Longley from 1933. Posters like this were [...]
For the Zoo, book to Regent’s Park or Camden Town, Charles Paine, 1921 Buy this Poster Along with our Poster Art 150 exhibition, and as part of the Underground’s 150th anniversary, we’re displaying and interpreting our poster collection in all kinds of interesting ways. This morning we installed our latest Poster Parade display, which [...]
Brighter London for theatreland, Harold Sandys Williamson, 1924 Buy this Poster The West End is the home of London’s entertainment scene, filled with theatres, cinemas, clubs and restaurants. A number of posters were created London Underground to encourage people to visit the area at the weekend and after work to help cut congestion during [...]
The London Transport Collection, Tom Eckersley, 1975 Buy this Poster The bold simplicity and timeless quality of this week’s poster perfectly describes the appeal of steam locomotion. Created in 1975 by the highly acclaimed graphic artist Tom Eckersley, this poster promoted the London Transport collection of historic vehicles, posters, signs and tickets before it [...]
Winter Sales, E. McKnight Kauffer, 1921 Buy this Poster While the hustle and bustle of the New Year sales may now seem like a distant memory, winter appears reluctant to say goodbye. Perhaps the best remedy for such inclement weather (beyond just staying indoors!) is to go out and indulge in some retail therapy. [...]
Boat Race, Charles Paine, 1921 Buy this Poster The annual Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race traditionally marked the start of the London sporting season and was often promoted with a special Underground poster. In his wonderful poster, Charles Paine shows only the tips of the boats and the splashes left by the oars [...]
A guest blog by Gabriel Solomons, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of the West of England Over the past four years the University of the West of England (UWE) has been running a poster project for level 2 BA graphic design students. Each year UWE aims to tie the project in with [...]
Speed Underground, Alan Rogers, 1930 Speed, strength and reliability. Over its 150 year history the Underground’s effective use of publicity posters has created and reinforced a strong visual and corporate identity. As TfL continues with its vigorous modernisation of the Tube, the message conveyed in Alan Rogers’ ‘Speed Underground’ remains as relevant as ever. This Modernist [...]
