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This Annual Report was Hand Sewn With Love
Unless you’re obsessed with tables of numbers, most annual reports are about as thrilling as… well, tables and numbers. Add some well honed creativity however, and they can be seriously compelling....
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Fanny Hands Lane & Sally’s Bottom: Maps of Britain’s Slightly Rude and Just...
If you’ve ever hopped off a flight to London and taken the Underground into the city, you were treated to something remarkably British. Over the loudspeaker a soothing voice announces without a bit of...
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Flowing Maps Explore the City’s Impact on the Local Environment
Digital artist and illustrator Istvan has created a series of maps which artfully imagine the affect of cities and their human inhabitants on the local environment. His colorful images aren’t...
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How Much Does It Cost to Live In Each of the World’s Countries?
How much does it cost to live in Sweden? How about Morocco or Japan? You can’t just compare exchange rates to figure that out. You need people on the ground reporting on how much they pay for a loaf of...
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If The Moon and Mars Had Oceans, What Would They Look Like?
Humans have long dreamt of living on other planets, but last time we checked they weren’t too keen on setting up permanent residence on the red dusty plains of Mars or even on a Moon mountain. The...
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Road Trip! Randy Olson Calculated The Optimal Trip to U.S. Landmarks in 48...
Remember that viral story about the most efficient way to find Waldo? Well, Randy Olson is back with something that could save you more than time hunting for the right guy wearing red and white stripes...
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Tesla’s ‘Drive for Free’ Superchargers are Sprouting Up Around the World
“Drive for Free. Forever. On Sunlight.” That’s what Tesla promised in 2012 when they announced their revolutionary Supercharger program. Using just solar power, they promised to build a network of...
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Metal Subway Map Cuffs Are Perfect for the Stylish Traveler
Nothing says tourist like holding a giant map while you try to find your way around a new city. But Designhype wants you to look stylish and confident while you’re exploring the world. They have...
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Michael Pecirno’s Minimalist Maps Reveal the Hidden Landscapes of America
London-based designer Michael Pecirno creates minimalist maps in an ongoing project to understand the landscape of the world. His work is exploratory, using a decidedly narrow set of data to see the...
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This Stress Ball Gives You Directions
There’s nothing more frustrating than getting lost in a city you’re not familiar with, but there’s nothing more embarrassing than wandering around with a tourist map. Even in today’s tech age, your...
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London Underground Releases a Geographically Accurate Tube Map
You’re familiar with the London Tube Map. First envisioned by designer Harry Beck in 1931, it simplifies the complex Underground system into straight lines with 45 and 90-degree curving corners to give...
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Not a Pretty Picture: Map Visualizes Years of Shrinking Sea Ice in the Arctic
Each year sea ice in the arctic grows and shrinks with the warming and cooling of the seasons. During the dark winter months of September to March, sea ice expands to its maximum extent, then slowly...
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How America’s Source of Immigrants has Changed Since 1850
Between the Syrian refugee crisis and Trump’s offensive remarks, immigration has been in the news a lot lately. Turning that focus on U.S. history, PEW Research pulled together the data on U.S....
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This Interactive London Tube Map Combines Stations with Rent Prices
It’s one thing to have a short commute, but how much is it going to cost you? This interactive London tube map includes a detail missing from previous versions and one that could be exceedingly helpful...
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The Ultimate Brewery Road Trip, Routed Algorithmically
Earlier this year Randy Olson calculated the optimal route through 48 contiguous U.S. states stopping at national landmarks all along the way. Taking inspiration from Olson’s road tripping effort,...
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How Did Your State Evolve? U.S. Boundaries Mapped Every Month for 400 Years
The evolution of the United States is long and storied. This visualization breaks that tale down into the movement of county borders in the contiguous U.S., mapped from month to month. I’m sure a story...
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A Huge World Map on the Edge of a Lake. It Took One Man 25 Years to Build
Mark this down as one of the stranger maps we’ve covered. Along the banks of Denmark’s Lake Klejtrup is a 4,000-square-meter map, built from stones, soil and grass. It’s creator Søren Poulsen spent the...
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One of the Last Hand-Made Globe Makers Puts the World at Your Fingertips
With access to the wonders of Google Earth right on our phones, the art of globe making has seen a massive decline. Now knick-knack versions proliferate, meant only as eye candy for your desk or...
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Metal Subway Map Cuffs Are Perfect for the Stylish Traveler
Nothing says tourist like holding a giant map while you try to find your way around a new city. But Designhype wants you to look stylish and confident while you’re exploring the world. They have...
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A Huge World Map on the Edge of a Lake. It Took One Man 25 Years to Build
Mark this down as one of the stranger maps we’ve covered. Along the banks of Denmark’s Lake Klejtrup is a 4,000-square-meter map, built from stones, soil and grass. It’s creator Søren Poulsen spent the...
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