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Category Archives: Maps
Reykjavik Is A Work of Art
Snorri Tryggvason spent two years and 3,000 plus hours creating this marvelous new interactive map of Reykjavík Iceland. This work of art is not at all computer generated. A mobile app version will be out soon. Even if you have … Continue reading
More Maps, Yes More Maps
The clever Seoul-based design group ZeroPerZero is reimagining subways and railway systems from around the world for a brilliant set of travel maps. Here’s their offerings (so far):
Maps Are History
The 2011 London Map Fair, taking place in the historic surroundings of the Royal Geographical Society, is the most established and largest antiquarian map fair in Europe: over forty of the leading national and international specialist map dealers will be … Continue reading
Posted in History, Maps, Museums
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Vueling (it’s an airline ?)
Hat-tip to Alan Bloom for this post: British artist/illustrator Owen Gatley has created a series of fun city maps for the Spanish budget carrier Vueling’s in-flight magazine, Ling.
Yale Finally Opens Up
Yale University has just opened up its museum archives to the public providing limited free online access to images from its vast cultural collections. Currently, they’ve offered access to 250,000 images at their new online catalog, with the goal of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Libraries, Maps, Museums, Photography, USA, Writing
Tagged Beinecke Library, Kipling, Mozart, Peabody Museum, Van Gogh, Yale
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Mapping Cities – by nose
Artist Sissel Tolaas is half-Icelandic, half-Norwegian and lives in Berlin. Her artwork explores the sense of smell by examining how people detect and describe odors. She’s particularly interested in how smell impacts the experience of the world around us. Her … Continue reading
Taking Liberties with Maps
Artist/designer Lena Corwin began illustrating maps for Elle Decor magazine in 2004. Her new book, MAPS: Illustrating Cities (Other Books, April 2011), is a charming collection of forty of her favorite maps. Corwin’s whimsical maps are a clever mix of … Continue reading
Mapping London Underground
Hat tip to Evan Smythe for this post:
Sunday, Why So Random (again)
Posted in Art, Asia, Europe, Libraries, Maps, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged India, Japan, Netherlands
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…Maps and Letterpress too…
“Chartis Graphein” typographic world map by Nancy McCabe of designahoy in Chicago.
