3d map of all the panoramas I’ve shot in Skidmore’s northwoods so far. Started with a 3d terrain map using elevation data and aerial photography from the USGS. Then placed spherical versions of each panorama where they were shot. 29 in all.
new book documenting historic time-mapping devices
Scott McCloud’s invaluable book “Understanding Comics” sets the tone in this little explanation of interface graphics. “The more realistic something is, the harder it is to figure out the meaning.” ignore the code: Realism in UI Design.
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Food Stamp Usage Across the Country. NYTimes interactive
“This is putting mapping where it should be, which is the hands of local people who know an area well.”
“The CLOUD proposes an entirely new form of observation deck,connecting visitors to both the whole of London and the whole of the world, immersing them in euphoric gusts of weather and digital data.”
a selection from Bach’s Musical Offering (1747) played forwards, then backwards, then both forwards and backwards at the same time.
