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pastmapper historical google maps
technology | 12.17.11
the project uses old city maps and directories to overlay historical information of the city of san fransisco over a google maps -like interface.
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david hanauer: worldwide carpets
design | 08.11.11
the artist manipulates google earth images into patterns that recall traditional persian rugs, exploring both the intersections of the traditional and the contemporary as well as american suburban planning.
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mapnificient travel-time map
technology | 06.03.11
already created for over fifty cities worldwide, the web interface depicts the distance a user can cover in a set time span, such as 10 minutes, through walking, biking, and public transit.
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alex hammond: tubetable
design | 03.19.11
the london underground system in white acrylic sandwiched between two sheets of glass.
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yen trinh: I just wanted to say
design | 02.24.11
a play on the 'priority seating for the disabled' signs posted in most public transit cars, yen trinh's interventionist project encourages spontaneous conversation in day to day life. a bus shelter billboard and geo...
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emanuele pizzolorusso: crumpled city maps
design | 11.29.10
these maps have been designed as soft, light, but strong, waterproof objects,which can be quickly scrunched up, rolled into a ball, and thrown into one's bag, without having to be folded - literally, a 'crumpled city'.
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dirk schächter: typomaps
design | 10.28.10
combining the elements of geography and typography, this double-sided poster uses helvetica neue black condensed font to communicate the world in words.
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johnson banks: LDF 2010 maps
design | 09.16.10
for this year's london design festival johnson banks have designed a collection of maps that will help visitors pinpoint some of the V&A museum's design highlights.
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magnificent maps
art | 06.11.10
the british library in london is currently displaying ‘magnificent maps’, an exhibition that looks at the social, political and historical context of maps. the exhibit was designed by universal design studio, who wa...
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matthew picton
art | 04.02.10
the work of artist matthew picton is influenced by cartography and the inherent beauty of lines and forms that arise from natural topography and built environments.
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the map as art
art | 03.31.10
maps can be simple tools, comfortable in their familiar form. or they can lead to different destinations: places turned upside down or inside out, territories riddled with marks understood only by their maker, realm...
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streetside photos: augmented reality maps
technology | 02.18.10
microsoft has been working on a variety of applications for their bing maps service including streetside photos, an app which overlays user photos onto street views
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