Every six months or so it seems as if the entire Internet discovers for the first time that people are making data visualizations of the Choose Your Own Adventure books that were popular in the early eighties. Computer scientist Christian Swinehart's stunning visualizations are only the most recent to capture the imagination of scores of… Continue reading A History of Choose Your Own Adventure Visualizations
Tag: maps
Google Mapping Spain
I've been experimenting with a good way to incorporate a dynamic Google Map into this blog, specifically one that plots key points in our travels in Spain. Don't ask me why. I really don't expect anybody to ever look at this thing, but I've been inspired by the possibilities of geomapping memories (see the Center… Continue reading Google Mapping Spain
Atlases & Maps before GPS
I love maps, and I'm fascinated by the history of mapmaking. Check out this anonymous 17th century atlas I've come across, published in London in 1650. The title is succinct enough: A book and map of all Europe with the names of all the towns of note in that known quarter of the world: so… Continue reading Atlases & Maps before GPS