One of my favorite illustrators, Jenni Sparks, just completed this unbelievable hand-drawn map of London. You’ll find Tube routes, landmarks, and waterways, as well as some of Sparks’ own personal favorite spots.
Los Angeles, acrylic on canvas, 2010
Chinese artist Lu Xinjian has started a new series called “City DNA” in which he uses arial maps of cities to create stenciling patterns which he then paints. These geometric abstract works are painted in colors reflecting the area’s flag, and named for the city they represent (shown is LA). See the entire project here.
Do you prefer your maps in watercolor? Yeah me too. The pros over at Stamen Design have created a birds-eye view map in watercolor, as well as terrain, or toner (that’s my BK hood in watercolor) with zoom capabilities just like Google Maps. Head over to their site and scope out your neighborhood!
OCD graphic designer Mason Philips mapped out every subway ride he took in 2011, and organized it by subway line. Amazing.
US interstates as a giant subway map by designer Cameron Booth. Wouldn’t this just be so much easier?
Perfect.
(Source: imwithkanye)
Streetview Stereographic is a new app that allows you to create “a little planet” using Google Streetview. Check out the Williamsburg Bridge!
This “In Caffeine We Trust” poster is for fellow coffee-addicts with an artistic side and a love of infographing. This poster allows you to track your personal coffee consumption over a month by painting in variables with your coffee! Just keep track of which mug you’re painting with and which mug you’re drinking out of…
This chart reminds me of one of the main reasons I live here: 1 out of every 4 top tracks on Pitchfork comes out of NYC. So lucky to live here, and get to take advantage of the amazing music scene.
Springstreets: A map of New Jersey based solely on Bruce Springsteen lyrics. 200+ references on a 23x32 newsprint poster. Amazing.
