I’ve seen laser cut maps many times, and always like the way they look. Being a person who makes things all the time, I often spend a moment or two running through the process of creation in my mind. These things can look deceptively simple. Once you start breaking down where you’d get that data […]
Recycling pallets into other items, generally furniture of some kind, often yields interesting results. Combine this with “string art,” where string is hooked around nails to fill in an area, and you get something quite unique. As shown on this imgur set, or in the gallery below, the setup for this project isn’t too complicated, […]
Pyrography, or wood burning, is an art form that has been around for nearly as long as mankind. This particular piece, a burned map of the world, however, would only have been available sometime after 1492, or perhaps earlier if you happened to live in a Nordic country. Historical geography considerations aside, this map was […]
Today’s the 15th annual GIS Day, “the annual salute to geospatial technology and its power to transform and better our lives” with over 700 eventsย around the world. For example, in Indiana, drone-heads will collect GIS data with UAVs. WTH is GIS, you ask? GIS stands forย Geographicย Informationย System, or sometimes people call itย geospatial information studies. It’s your […]
Keep track of your trips and plan for the future with this fun chalkboard travel map tutorial with printable map template!
Book artist Runjing Wang turns maps of cities into enigmatic networks by cutting away everything but the streets in this striking book called Capital Cities.
No matter where I go, checking out local yarn, fabric, and quilting shops always ends up at the very top of my travel to-do list.
