Map flag banner we made for our launch party.
Good catch at the Spring Book Sale in #sanfrancisco today. #map #world #wanderlust (Taken with Instagram at Fort Mason)
Paula Scher’s Paintings of Distortions
Map making is not just about creating visual representations of physical spaces, but can also be about documenting impressions and emotions. Paula Scher, a partner at Pentagram and one of the most influential graphic designers of her generation, has a new book, MAPS, that conveys the rich, complex feelings she has for the process of map making itself. As she writes in the introduction, “I began painting maps to invent my own complicated narrative about the way I see and feel about the world. I wanted to list what I know about a place from memory, from impressions, from media, and from general information overload. They are paintings of distortions.”
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My Paris by Bruno
Paris is a city most of us have visited, if not in real life then at the very least in film, art and general culture and it certainly is a town known for its style.
While Au Bon Marche, Printemps and Galleries Lafayette are wonderful, there is also a vast network of less well known smaller shops that can help us discover new fashions.
Bruno has put together his guide to the city he hails from, a real insider’s tour to the spots you should hit up on your next visit. If urban fashion, street eats and cheap eats are your bag, then this short film guide is for you.
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Where Do American Facebook Users Go On Vacation?
Did you know the average Facebook user has over 200,000 photos shared with them by their friends?
Here at Jetpac, we sort through them all to help you find inspiring photos of the places you want to go, and connect you with the friends who took them. We’ve gone through over 350 million pictures so far, with millions added every day. Our community has been amazingly supportive as we try to build a whole new way of traveling, so I built this visualization as a big thank you to all our users.
I hope you enjoy using it as much as I did building it!
Pete
CTO @ Jetpac
PS: If you wonder how to create a visualization like this, you can check out my blog post on O’Reilly Radar
Where/When Should I Go On Holiday?
This weather map will help you find the right travel destination in Europe based on temperature and hours of sunlight.
The data for the graphic came from the BBC Weather site (e.g. BBC Weather – Paris). BBC Weather is provided in association with the MET office (the UK’s national weather service).
By Osman Khan
The Essential Geography of the United States of America
It took David Imus from Oregon 6000 hours to complete and it’s said to be the best paper map of the United States you’ll ever see.
Read the full story here.
Images from Imus Geographics
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One-of-a-kind-maps from They Draw & Travel
This sister site of They Draw & Cook has an amazing collection of unique illustrated maps. A perfect way to find local treasures!
How much of the world have you seen?
