Another Word For It Patrick Durusau on Topic Maps and Semantic Diversity

April 5, 2012

Beautiful visualisation tool transforms maps into works of art

Filed under: Mapping,Maps — Patrick Durusau @ 3:38 pm

Beautiful visualisation tool transforms maps into works of art: Introducing Stamen maps, cartography with aesthetics at its heart

From the post:

Stamen maps, the second stage of the City Tracking project funded by the Knight News Challenge has just been released for public use.

This installment consists of three beautifully intricate mapping styles, which use OpenStreetMap data to display any area of the world* in a new and highly stylised layout.

Take a look at each of the designs below. You can click and drag the maps to view other locations.

More tools for better looking maps!

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