One thing I like about a good paper tourist map is that place names, buildings and parks don’t appear and disappear every time I touch it. They are all in…
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I’m thrilled to announce that my Detroit map, “Detroit: Industrial Ruins, Temples of Commerce” was selected as a Map of the Month by the American Geographical Society! This is the…
I’ve been in Amsterdam for several weeks now and have experienced bike culture here – and it’s wonderful! (as long as you NEVER step into the bike lane while walking)…
While looking for a good map of Amsterdam, I saw a book called The Soft Atlas of Amsterdam. It’s a collection of line drawings and text; all in some way…
Maps truly are everywhere – but I didn’t expect to see one in the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. The entire experience of her story and actually being in the…
We are all familiar with Helvetica Man. He was designed in the mid 1970s as part of a system of “international” icons, in a collaborative project with the AIGA and…
When I walked in the main entrance to the The National Library of Scotland, in the vaulted ceiling above, various globes dangled high above and I spied a large map…
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