Category Archives: Maps

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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Recycled Paper

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

London-based artist and illustrator mark Powell creates amazing drawings on recycled vintage maps, envelopes, postcards, periodicals, newspapers, books, and documents of all kinds. Check-out his website for more and to purchase an original piece or two.

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NYC and Philly Optimized

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

If you follow travel blogs, you have probably seen posts on the optimal road trips through the United States and Europe. The brilliant coder behind these maps is a PhD candidate named Randy Olson. Now he has used the same … Continue reading →

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London G. O. T.

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

It seems that most people that I know are counting down the hours until the new season of Game of Thrones begins tonight. Although those of us who were early readers of the Ur text are already grumbling about the … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Route

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Back in the day, the only way for most folks to travel long distances in the U.S. was by bus. Most of the regional bus companies have disappeared due to the ease and affordability of air travel and the near … Continue reading →

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London Underground

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The mind-boggling short video below is a visualization of 562,145 journeys on London’s Underground network.

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Here Be Monsters

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

TeleGeography’s newly updated “Submarine Cable Map” is a wonderful tribute to the Golden Age of mapmaking incorporating historical elements of Medieval and Renaissance cartography. The fantastic map, which details 299 undersea communication cables, brings back a lost aesthetic of whimsical … Continue reading →

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Manhattan by Subway

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Thrillist.com

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Geography never stands still

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Get Going

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

For many travelers, it has become increasingly important not only to see a city, but to become temporarily part of the fabric of a place. The new Carl Goes series of travel guides hopes to help visitors go beyond the … Continue reading →

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