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Reuben Fischer-Baum/Deadspin - Is Your State’s Highest-Paid Employee A Coach? (2013)
Our highest paid public employees tend to be university athletics coaches, but there’s a bit more to the story than that. Hop over to Deadspin and read the full explanation.

Reuben Fischer-Baum/Deadspin - Is Your State’s Highest-Paid Employee A Coach? (2013)

Our highest paid public employees tend to be university athletics coaches, but there’s a bit more to the story than that. Hop over to Deadspin and read the full explanation.

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From: Jeff Clark - Movement in Manhattan (2012)

Using the timestamps and geocodes of tweets, Clark investigates the generalized flow of people across Manhattan. Not surprisingly, it’s pretty chaotic. Click through for additional maps, which break things down based on the time of day.
http://neoformix.com/2012/MovementInManhattan.html

From: Jeff Clark - Movement in Manhattan (2012)

Using the timestamps and geocodes of tweets, Clark investigates the generalized flow of people across Manhattan. Not surprisingly, it’s pretty chaotic. Click through for additional maps, which break things down based on the time of day.

http://neoformix.com/2012/MovementInManhattan.html

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Freecell Architecture - New Littles (2011)
A more illustrative approach to mapping race and demographics.

Freecell Architecture - New Littles (2011)

A more illustrative approach to mapping race and demographics.

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chapmangamo:

“AMERICA:the home of television”

I made a new poster so that you can see where all your favourite TV shows are set. There about 113 of them.

If you want a closer look, you can ENHANCE

Friends, Frasier, The OC, The Wire, Community, ER, The Office, Kenan and Kel, Breaking Bad, Friday Night Lights, Portlandia, CSI, Dexter, Homeland, Family Guy, The West Wing, Glee, Parks & Recreation and so many many more. ALL ON ONE POSTER.

If you happen to like it, it’s for sale from my Etsy Shop

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Bruce Roberts, Inc - A Map of Chicago’s Gangland (1931)
Apparently, “Designed to inculcate the most important principles of piety and virtue in young persons, and graphically portray the evils and sin of large cities.”
Not the sort of aesthetic you’d expect from a gang territory map. How weird and/or cool is it that the  north arrow is a handgun?

Bruce Roberts, Inc - A Map of Chicago’s Gangland (1931)

Apparently, “Designed to inculcate the most important principles of piety and virtue in young persons, and graphically portray the evils and sin of large cities.”

Not the sort of aesthetic you’d expect from a gang territory map. How weird and/or cool is it that the  north arrow is a handgun?

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Katherine Baxter - Times New York Poster (2006)
Baxter’s work is nothing short of magical. Striking from a distance, and looking up-close reveals masterful draftsmanship.

Katherine Baxter - Times New York Poster (2006)

Baxter’s work is nothing short of magical. Striking from a distance, and looking up-close reveals masterful draftsmanship.

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Beulah Amidon - Schools in the Red 1934 (1934) and Garrett Dash Nelson - Schools in the Red 2008 (2012)

Two maps from a larger project, which you should definitely read through.

In the 1930s, progressivist magazine Survey Graphic published many infographics about economics in the Great Depression. What Nelson has done is retrieved several of these graphics and updated them for the United States’ modern economic situation.

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Daniel Carvalho - Chuva Muito Louca (2012)
‘Very Crazy Rain’: A collection of events where weird things fell from the sky. The perfect blend of rich illustration and neat information.

Daniel Carvalho - Chuva Muito Louca (2012)

‘Very Crazy Rain’: A collection of events where weird things fell from the sky. The perfect blend of rich illustration and neat information.

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illustratedvancouver:


Map of downtown Vancouver by Dennis Smith, a promotional for SFU campus downtown designed to be printed as a large format mural approximately 8ft by 4ft. This map includes a number of drawings seen previously here.

illustratedvancouver:

Map of downtown Vancouver by Dennis Smith, a promotional for SFU campus downtown designed to be printed as a large format mural approximately 8ft by 4ft. This map includes a number of drawings seen previously here.

(via time-for-maps)

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Stanley Smith - Great Britain (1956)
Note that the more accurate title would be ‘British Isles’, since this map focuses on Ireland, too. This region seems to be a magnet for maps in that attractive midcentury  letterpress style: see this one for another favorite example.

Stanley Smith - Great Britain (1956)

Note that the more accurate title would be ‘British Isles’, since this map focuses on Ireland, too. This region seems to be a magnet for maps in that attractive midcentury  letterpress style: see this one for another favorite example.