Get Your Kicks from these Route 66 Maps!
Mapdiva congratulates Tom Snyder, author of “Route 66: Traveler’s Guide and Roadside Companion,” on his recently published book edition. This fully revised and updated book includes dozens of elegant and easy-to-read new maps produced with the Ortelius software. Read more
Love Longitude? ‘Maphead’ Locates Geography Buffs
Do you ever read an atlas for pleasure? If you go to a new city, can you imagine not knowing which way is north? Is it hard for you to imagine life without a map? Then you might be a maphead. Read more
Wonderful Porcelain City Plates
Wow, these plates are pretty! The notNeutral porcelain city plates measure twelve inches across, with each city’s downtown core printed on a black background. Read more
Maps In Modern Web Design: Showcase and Examples from Smashing Magazine
In a world where digital mapping is exploding, Zach Dunn offers an excellent review of different types of web maps and their various purposes. Read more
Archive of Artistic Shaded Relief Online
If you love older maps for their uniquely hand-crafted style, you are really going to love this new resource – Shaded Relief Archive. Read more
On River Maps « somethingaboutmaps
Daniel Huffman of somethingaboutmaps has posted his stylish series of river maps, done in the style of Harry Beck‘s famous London Underground design. Read more
What is your shame? United States of Shame Map
Jeff Wysaski of Pleated Jeans brings us the United States of Shame Map. Whether it’s a fat population, high rate of STDs or excessive tax rate, it turns out that every state ranks dead last (or is it first?) in at least one unsavory category. A tongue-in-cheek perspective of our country’s greatest weaknesses, Jeff provides full references to his source data on his website.
The Atlas is Painless on Cool Hunting
Combining two of the nerdiest disciplines out there, ornithology and cartography, former music producer Jason LaFerrera creates curious collages of birds and beasts by recasting old maps into quaintly colorful still-life—of the kind more commonly seen on postage stamps.
“I digitally manipulate cartographic materials to create fauna, mostly birds, in poses reminiscent of field guides from a similarly early era of publication,” the Richmond, VA native’s site explains. “The patterns of forests and shores often become an animal’s feathers or fur, while the rings of topography often trace out wings or antlers.” read more…The Atlas is Painless on Cool Hunting.
Transparency Infographic: Does Commuting By Car Make You Fat?
GOOD/Transparency provides a graphical exploration of the data that surrounds us. This infographic depicts a “map” charting walking, biking, driving, and use of public transportation correlated with state obesity rate data (data sources: Trust for America’s Health; U.S. Census. Via Streetsblog).
It’s a simple equation: Exercise more and lose weight. Still, many people spend most of their time either behind a desk or driving to or from where that desk is located. A few states buck that trend with large cities that allow for more walking, biking, and commuting via public transportation, but are their citizens any more fit? This is a look at how people get to work in various states, alongside those states’ obesity rates.
SOURCE Transparency: Does Commuting By Car Make You Fat? – Transparency – GOOD.
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