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[22] [23] Unhappiness with Guimard's 1904 design for the Opéra station, [24] described in Le Figaro as having "contorted ramps" and "enormous frog-eye lamps", [25] and increasing costs led to the CMP severing its relationship with him. [5] [22] The entrance at Opéra was instead designed by Joseph-Marie Cassien-Bernard , in classical marble.
Microsoft Design Language (or MDL), [1] previously known as Metro, is a design language created by Microsoft. This design language is focused on typography and simplified icons , absence of clutter, increased content to chrome ratio ("content before chrome"), and basic geometric shapes.
On the left / Yo Kaminagai, Paris Métro designer on the right Mark Ovenden F.R.G.S. (born 20 June 1963) is a broadcaster and author who specialises in the subjects of graphic design, cartography and architecture in public transport, with an emphasis on underground rapid transit.
With the RATP's commitment in the 2010s to progressively install energy-saving light-emitting diodes LEDs throughout the metro network, it has now become possible to restore color to Ouï-dire stations. Colored LEDs imitating the original design began to be installed in Ouï-dire stations in 2014, of which 20 remain as of 2024. [10]
Hector Guimard (French pronunciation: [ɛktɔʁ ɡimaʁ], 10 March 1867 – 20 May 1942) was a French architect and designer, and a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau style. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger , the first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris, which was selected in an 1899 competition as one of the ...
In contrast to many other historical metro systems (such as New York, Madrid, London, and Boston), all lines have tunnels and operate trains with the same dimensions. Five Paris Métro Lines (1, 4, 6, 11 and 14) run on a rubber tire system developed by the RATP in the 1950s, exported to the Montreal, Santiago, Mexico City and Lausanne metro.
Lance Wyman (born 1937) [1] is an American graphic designer. He is known for his work under Pedro Ramírez Vázquez , doing design concept and direction in developing applications of the logo for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City .
Fluent Design System (codenamed "Project Neon"), [11] officially unveiled as Microsoft Fluent Design System, [12] is a design language developed in 2017 by Microsoft.Fluent Design is a revamp of Microsoft Design Language 2 (sometimes erroneously known as "Metro", the codename of Microsoft Design Language 1) that includes guidelines for the designs and interactions used within software designed ...