Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Turn Over A New Leaf

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

If you read this blog on a regular basis, you probably are aware of my unnatural proclivity for all things cartographic. So it will be no surprise that I love Brooklyn-based graphic artist Andrew Martis’ brilliant leaf-inspired cartography. The poster-sized … Continue reading →

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Bringing Art to the People

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Our little town rarely experiences public art happenings, but this past week a wonderful pop-up  art installation quietly appeared around the village. “Inside Out” is an exciting project from the Philadelphia Museum of Art which aims to bring a taste … Continue reading →

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Don’t Blame the Airline

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

For decades we have been maligning airline meals and blaming the carriers for serving us drek, now it seems that the horribly tasting food might just be the result of hurtling through the atmosphere in a really noisy metal tube. … Continue reading →

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Life’s a beach in NYC

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

NYC : The Official Guide  

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Three Magic Words

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

What3words is an entirely new universal address system that may just transform how we navigate the world. It divides the Earth into 57 trillion 3m x 3m squares and assigns each plot a unique three word descriptor. For example this … Continue reading →

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Daily Life of Gods

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov creates these wonderful mash-ups from classical paintings and street scenes in Kiev. In his series “The Daily Life of Gods” he photoshops cherubs, angels, goddesses, and historical figures into images of public transport, cafes and city … Continue reading →

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Underground Art

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Montreal-based Canadian photographer Christopher Forsyth has been capturing the abstract beauty of his city’s underground system in a series of stunning images titled “Metro Exploration”. He has been sharing the process on Instagram over time using the hashtag #mtlmetroproject. Since … Continue reading →

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traveling book

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Last month, the Associazione Italiana Edtitori (the Italian Publishing Association) launched a national campaign to promote reading—and book buying. They recruited thousands of social media savvy ambassadors to post messages encouraging young people to read. The group also commissioned a  … Continue reading →

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floating, not sinking

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Airbnb continues to come up with clever, eye-catching gimmicks to grab our attention. They’ve put pop-up rentals on ski jumps and on moving cable cars, now the world-dominating rental juggernaut has floated a 70-ton house—complete with garden, grass and trees— up … Continue reading →

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In transit

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

You don’t need to be a complete public transit or map fan to geek out on the new TRAVIC website created by students at the University of Freiburg in Germany—but it helps. TRAVIC, which is short for Transit Visualization Client, … Continue reading →

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