Victor Loux — bookmarks tagged “maps”

Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps (Gift Article)

nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/17/travel/switzerland-local-maps.html

Nostalgic for a time before ubiquitous connectivity, a writer ditched his phone and relied instead on serendipity — and maps made by people he met along the way.

Maps Distort How We See the World

unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/maps-distort-how-we-see-the-world

30 Maps to Rethink the World

As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume - The New York Times

nytimes.com/2018/08/02/technology/google-maps-neighborhood-names.html

Google’s digital maps have become the world’s default atlas and the arbiter of what neighborhoods are called, even when many residents disagree.

Clues for software design in how we sketch maps of cities (Interconnected)

interconnected.org/home/2021/03/31/maps

Slow Ways - a network of walking routes connecting Great Britain

slowways.uk/

Slow Ways is a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities. Created by you.

Google Maps hack

simonweckert.com/googlemapshacks.html

" 99 second hand smartphones are transported in a handcart to generate virtual traffic jam in Google Maps.Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red which has an impact in the physical world by navigating cars on another route to avoid being stuck in traffic. " #googlemapshacks