May 2010
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Paula Amaral
“Using map conventions, I produced a 4 x 6m 1:1 topographic survey of my domestic space. The everyday objects that dictate the spatial configuration of the room are by contours taken at 30mm increments using the ground plane as a datum. The project aims to deconstruct the distinction between landscape and representation. defined”
Heaps more great map stuff is in her portfolio...
Mapping:
“Maps are simplified schematic diagrams that employ a universal visual language through which we codify and comprehend our world. We all use maps in our daily lives as sources of information about places, routes, networks and boundaries. They offer us the means of describing and understanding the intangible too - everything from air routes and constellations to states of mind.
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Vintage San Diego map
A vintage map of San Diego. Im liking the perspective. The perspective reminds me of the campus map of Massy University Wellington (In our student diaries).
Susan Stockwell
Stockwell’s work is mainly concerned with transforming found, everyday domestic and industrial items into art objects. In her use of maps she is not only interested in their aesthetic qualities, she is also highly conscious of the tensions that are linked to them. Within the decorative patchwork of Imperial Quilt un-natural borders have been created, countries with uneasy social and...
Stefanie Posavec
Posavec’s work illustrates that geography is not the only thing that can be represented through the process of mapping. Her three maps visualise the language structure used in Jack Kerouacs novel On the Road. She developed rules to represent the rhythm of Kerouacs language, the themes addressed within the book and the length of his sentences. Her work also shows how diverse the graphic...
Hand Drawn Map Association →
he Hand Drawn Map Association (HDMA) is an ongoing archive of user submitted maps and other interesting diagrams created by hand.
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Tube Map with Walklines
For some journeys it’s really not worth getting on the tube: it takes a long time, and costs you money. Sometimes it’s quicker and easier to walk.
This is a slightly altered map showing which stations are an arbitrary and as-the-crow-flies 500 metres apart from each other. The “walklines” are dotted in, and the standard tube map has been faded out so the walklines are...
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Ahh Penguin Books.
What more can I say. I love penguin books. Especially this London Underground-esque mappy one. mmmm.
http://www.shriyamalhotra.com/page/2
“To understand a symbol and its development is to grasp human history in a...”
– John Zerzan
( Could come in handy if I decide to use pictograms and symbols in my future design work, its from the article Time And its Discontents at http://www.primitivism.com/time.htm )
European Capitals Connected
Some inspirational maps by this guy Stijn from the Netherlands
“Don’t ask me why, but I made a map on which every European capital is connected to every other capital. If I did the math correctly, there are 946 connections.”
http://stijndamiaan.tumblr.com/tagged/map
The Shaded Eye
The Partially Sighted Society (PSS) developed and promoted the Symbol of Visual Disability, commonly known as the Shaded Eye, which is now internationally recognised. There was a conscious decision within the Society that this would not be used only as a logo of the Society, rather that other bodies should use it to show that they were willing to adapt their services to meet the needs of people...
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DC Metro Tactile Map
For the visually impaired - the various Metro lines and stations are in braille, with different patterns/shapes for different color lines.
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Wayfinding for the Visually Impaired - Braille Map
Braille Map, University of Cambridge: this tactile map is actually an amazing scale model of the campus with braille dots embedded in the streets.
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Dialogue in the Dark
What if you had to go through your daily routine without seeing anything?
Dialogue in the Dark (DiD) Singapore puts visitors in everyday situations - except in complete darkness. Simple things like crossing the street or visiting a hawker centre suddenly become extraordinary challenges.
Blind guides lead visitors through simulated environments. In the darkness, visitors are forced to rely on...
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Words separate … Pictures unite
“Words separate … Pictures unite” claimed Otto Neurath, a designer/philosopher working in Vienna in the early 20th Century. His Universal Silhouettes form the basis for most of the ideographic wayfinding and information systems in the world today. He strove to achieve a “humanistic visual austerity” and claimed that “those who drew educational pictures as servants of the public and not as its...
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Color Blind Subway Map
Brooklyn based designers David Heasty and Stefanie Weigler (ofTriboro Design) have produced a new New York City subway map printed in a single color: Florescent red, of course. As Heasty notes, “The new design strips away the familiar color-coding of the subway system routes while still maintaining a level of hierarchy and functionality. All lines of the map are forced to conform to an...