Now I have had two days of break from this calendar. So here comes a few posts in a row. The True Size is a tool similar to the Mercator puzzle I posted two years ago, in that it makes it possible to see how the different countries change in… Continue reading
I have a liking for fantasy maps or maps of fictional worlds. And in that category I find the GTA V map to be nice. While I don’t play the game myself it seems like a lot of work has gone into mapping every point of interest in the game… Continue reading
Have you ever tried to draw a map of the world? It’s not as easy as one might think. For a geography student I think the continents would have the right size and be at the right place, but for others it can be a tricky task. The blog World… Continue reading
Colouring books for adults are popular now, last time I was in a bookshop I saw a table full of them, along with pencils and markers to colour them in. While I have not tried any of them yet I can see how it can be relaxing to fill them… Continue reading
The thing I want to feature today is not GIS related, but more geography and climate related. It is a poster I have here at home called the Weather Radials poster. I like good design and good visualisations of data, so when I saw this poster online I quickly ordered… Continue reading
Are you planning a roadtrip through Europe or maybe the US for next year and want some ideas? Then the optimal roadtrip maps made by Randy Olson can perhaps help you, at least to get some ideas. After writing a post on how to best fin out where Waldo is… Continue reading
Today I will share a beautiful black and white 3D map by Patricio Gonzalez Vivo inspired by mathematical artist Ryoji Ikeda. With its flashing black and white squares on buildings and roads the map looks alive, as if it was a real time model and not just a clever design.… Continue reading
Click on the picture above to get to the full resolution picture that can be used (for non-commercial use) as a desktop background or for a personal mapping project. A few weeks back I made a hand drawn map of Europe for a short movie of my travels over the… Continue reading
I like to travel, and over the last years I have been travelling a lot in Europe since I have worked for the international student association EGEA. When I made a speech for the end of my board year I wanted to find out how far I had travelled in… Continue reading
Today I want to recommend a book I have been reading on and off over a long time. It’s the book On The Map – Why the World Looks the Way it Does by Simon Garfield. It’s a book about the history of maps and cartography, starting with the ancient… Continue reading
