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PROJECT #060: VICTORIAN HIGHWAY NETWORK MAP / PROJECT #065: ROAD TRIP DICE MAP
After a couple of maps focussing on my visions for the rail and tram networks in Melbourne, I started thinking about the state of Victoria, and how regional centres are connected so well by the road network. As much as my gunzel-ness leads me to a strong rail -bias, the road network in Victoria probably has the best connectivity in Australia, and I do love a good road trip. Still in the mindframe of creating transit maps, I began to wonder how the highway network would look in the style of a transit map. And one of the other aspects...
CARTOGRAPHER'S COLLECTION #01: Mid-Century French Tourism Booklets
Cartography is such a diverse artform, evolving throughout the decades and serving whatever purpose it needs to, ideally with a sense of style. I came across these series of maps in an op shop, and was amazed with them. These printed in English series of tourism brochures were made around the 1950's or 1960's, and while thematically are similar acorss the series, each map has a distinct colour scheme and style. The maps and illustrations all appear to be hand drawn, and each map has around 3-4 colours. Each map has different folds to, the Alps one opens...