Author: ddavid

Sep 16, 2016 / DISCOVERY

I was pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of fine art into Royal Geographical Society’s (with IBG) Annual Conference. The RGS has a commitment of pairing artists and geographers to help…

Sep 16, 2016 / Sabbatical: How to

Originally I thought this might be a good place to learn about maps and mapping. I wasn’t entirely correct. In this post I discuss how I managed to make sense…

Sep 15, 2016 / TRY THIS!

This is an amazing interactive site that shows all of the bomb strikes during the London Blitz, Oct 7, 1940 – June 6th, 1941. You can search for specific streets…

Sep 1, 2016 / DISCOVERY

Thanks for looking at my blog! I’m enjoying the conference, especially the Leverhulme Artist in Residence presentations and exhibited work. This blog is the start of a year long project…

Aug 29, 2016 / DISCOVERY

I first read about this Atlas in On the Map by Simon Garfield. It sounded fascinating – the work of Herbert Bayer, of Bauhaus fame, of whom I learned about…

Aug 28, 2016 / TRY THIS!

Here’s one you may or may not have seen. With each number you type, the map highlights an area, zooming into the area of the USA zip code.  Cool. Zipdecode…

Aug 1, 2016 / FOUND

I found a couple of bike maps! I was going crazy trying to find some. Soon after we arrived in London, my husband and I joined a Southwark Bike Train…

Jul 25, 2016 / MAKING THINGS

In June, I had the pleasure of attending a Three Day Map Making Workshop, given by Connie Brown, a map artist from Connecticut. I met Connie over a year ago.…

Jul 20, 2016 / RE:POST

If you were in London a scant 6 or 7 years ago, chances are you had one, if not several A-Z’s and you used them. This was the “go to”…

Jul 17, 2016 / FOUND

Oh no! They are not printing the Transport for London (TFL) Cycle Maps this year! I didn’t bring mine from 2011. I had intended to, but time got away from…