Tag Archive: Maps

Making Memories: A map-making course on Skillshare

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Here’s something I’ve been meaning to post about for awhile -  the lovely Anne from Pret a Voyager conducted a beginners map making class on Skillshare called Learning to Communicate Places Beautifully, where she taught basic skills and concepts about maps and their creation. The course is technically a design course, but you don’t need…

Seeing Animals on the Underground with Paul Middlewick

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The next time you’re on any subway, see if you can spot any hidden animals like Paul Middlewick did – check out his Animals on the Underground series! I love how whimsical and inventive this idea is, and while the Singapore underground line has too few lines to form animals at this point, one might…

New in TOTshop: PinWorld and PinCity Maps

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If you haven’t checked out TOTshop yet this year, you’re missing out on these lovely new felt PinWorld and PinCity maps that I painstakingly handcarried back from Europe… I’m pretty big on travel journals, but what I really loved about these large maps are that they not only make a great decoration for your wall,…

Explore World Wonders with Google Maps

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I knew Google Maps was pretty amazing – Google Maps Street View is both fascinating in offering a 3D view and slightly creepy when you Google your own address and see your house standing right there. So it seems obvious that you could check out various famous locations from around the world as well –…

Pixel Maps of the World by Tofufu

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Some pretty inspiration… if you’re not a fan of the classical styled of maps, check out the pixel maps by Tofufu Studio… via Doubletakes

Meshu shows wear you have been

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You’ve seen some of the more interesting landmark or map related stuff we have here on TOT or in the blog, but here’s something that’s a little more personal – have a trip that you want to commemorate, or a journey you always want to carry around with you? Look into Meshu where you can…

Maptia Mapping Madness

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While waiting to get on board wander, here’s another site that looks possibly fasincating as well. Maptia is looking to build the most inspirational map in the world, and you’re welcome to sign up early as a Maptia Pioneer (is this early signup a thing now?) and be one of the first to check it…

Paula Scher’s Word-Art Maps

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Here’s some map inspiration for you by Paula Scher – I’m digging the way that she’s used text and words to put together meaningful and pretty maps! Pix from Pentagram via Coolhunting

Jessica Durrant’s Watercolour World Wonders

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Who knew that watercolours could make you wanderlust? Jessica Durrant‘s sure do! Not much to say here, just enjoy the pretty pictures! I’m really considering one of these prints for my wall…

Going AWOL

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I love me a good map or a travel guide, and while most guides are meant to help you find places more directly, the AWOL map by Dan Cottrell helps you get lost in an organized fashion, with lovely designer maps that lead you to explore the unknown in an orderly fashion. Talk about a…