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1923 Patented Cartogram

Stop making cartograms! At least until permission is granted from the chap who holds the patent on them. Karl Karsten’s “population projection” was published in his book Charts and … more →

Making Maps: DIY Cartography

1923 Patented Cartogram — 3 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 week ago: Stop making cartograms! At least until permission is granted from the chap who holds the patent on … more →

Tags: 09 Map Symbolization, Map History, Cartograms - history, History of Cartography, Map Design, Maps - patents, statistical maps, thematic maps

Making Psychogeography Maps — 2 comments

John Krygier wrote 3 weeks ago: Guide Psychogéographique de OWU (2009, med res jpg) ••••• During the week of June 15-19 (2009) five … more →

Tags: 01 What's A Map?, 02 Why Are You Making Your Map?, 06 Map Layout, 09 Map Symbolization, Deep Map Thoughts, Maps Made, unMaking Maps, Maps - Grades 6-8, Maps - Weird

A Map of Beerdom - New York, 11th Ward, 1885 — 1 comment

John Krygier wrote 5 months ago: “In the morning they come out with queer-looking eyes…” The above map represents … more →

Tags: 02 Why Are You Making Your Map?, Advocacy Maps, Map History, Beer Maps, German Ethnic Maps, History of Cartography, statistical maps, Temperance Maps, thematic maps

New Book: The Natures of Maps by Wood & Fels — 3 comments

John Krygier wrote 6 months ago: Denis Wood & John Fels’ new book The Natures of Maps is available now from the University … more →

Tags: 01 What's A Map?, 02 Why Are You Making Your Map?, Advocacy Maps, Deep Map Thoughts, Map Books, Map History, Cartographic Design, Cartographic Theory, Cartography & Nature

Mapping the Failure of the Iraq "Surge" — 10 comments

John Krygier wrote 9 months ago: Making maps to counter prevailing assumptions and beliefs is a well established tradition.  Counter … more →

Tags: 02 Why Are You Making Your Map?, Advocacy Maps, Counter Mapping, Iraq surge, Night-time Light Maps, Propositional Maps, Protest Mapping, satellite imagery

Map Symbols: Landforms & Terrain — 4 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Erwin Raisz is among the most creative cartographers of the 20th century, known in particular for … more →

Tags: 09 Map Symbolization, Map History, Cartographic Design, cartography, landform maps, Map Design, map symbols, Maps, scenery on maps

Making Maps with Sound — 2 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Quite a few years ago I wrote an overview article on the use of sound for representing geographic d … more →

Tags: 09 Map Symbolization, 13 Multimedia Mapping, Map Design, Map Symbolization, Mapping with Sound, Multimedia Mapping, Sonification, Sound Maps

1911 Cartogram: "Apportionment Map" — 9 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: A cartogram varies the size of geographic areas based on the data values associated with each are … more →

Tags: 09 Map Symbolization, Map History, map symbols, Map Design, Cartographic Design, cartograms, statistical maps, thematic maps

Map Symbols: Showing Multivariate Data with Texture — 2 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Map of New York City, Showing the Distribution of the Principal Nationalities by Sanitary Districts … more →

Tags: 09 Map Symbolization, Map History, Cartographic Design, cartography, Edward Tufte, ethnicity maps, Jacques Bertin, Map Design, map symbols

A Weather Map of Billy's Bed — 5 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Deane Powell | Life | December 1, 1910 … more →

Tags: 01 What's A Map?, Map History, Map Cartoons, Maps, cartoons, Weather Maps

Denis Wood: A Narrative Atlas of Boylan Heights — 10 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Denis Wood, co-author of Making Maps, has been working on an atlas of the Boylan Heights neighborho … more →

Tags: 02 Why Are You Making Your Map?, 09 Map Symbolization, Maps Made, Maps, Narrative, place, psychogeography

Custom Map Symbols in Google Maps — 4 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Google’s My Maps allows the easy creation of pseudo map mash-ups, where you can map your own … more →

Tags: 09 Map Symbolization, 13 Multimedia Mapping

Animated Maps in Google Earth — 4 comments

John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Google Earth can display geographic data with a time component, and thus show animated maps. Animat … more →

Tags: 04 Map-Making Tools, 13 Multimedia Mapping

Map Police Review: the MLA Language Map of the US — 1 comment

John Krygier wrote 2 years ago: The proliferation of mapping sites on the web provides ample fodder for critique by the map police … more →

Tags: 04 Map-Making Tools, 08 Generalization & Classification, 12 Finishing Your Map, Map Police


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