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In 1944, the Army Corps of Engineers put together what has to be one of the most beautiful modern maps showing the history of the Missisippi River and the many courses it has taken over time. I first saw them on the Pruned blog, but there are also links on this page to the […]
So i found the first blog post about me by someone I didn’t know. Unfortunately, it’s entirely in German, so I can only understand about half of it.. :) It is kinda a cool though, that someone can come across your ideas and make comments about them, even when you didn’t seek it […]
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
- Saint Augustine
My Archartis Project is now linked in the sidebar —>
The first entry of this project is the Isle of Sark, which can be mapped here.
Located in the English Channel, it is the smallest independent state in the British Commonwealth. Populated by monastic communities in the Middle Ages, the island was mostly uninhabited until 1565, when, under charter from Queen Elizabeth I, 40 […]
I’m going to start cataloguing different cultural or geographic groups throughout the world. Places that I come across that I had no idea existed. Maybe some sort of relation between them will become apparent over time.
Yes, I am obsessed with maps, but I think the Paula Scher’s Atlas of the World is worth spreading the word.
Her paintings give rise to an interesting concept. Is it possible to create a web based version of these paintings? A database driven project similar in concept to my Archartis Project but […]
May we all be so fortunate as to visit the island of New Ephemera: The City of Fleeting Fulfillment
By the early 1700’s, New Ephemera had earned a reputation
as a destination for the ailing to regain their health, and the
modest city began to grow exponentially in size. The weather
and temperament of the soil was discovered to […]
For anyone that thinks their 21″ screen is sufficient.. Think again.
An interesting article discussing the Apple and Microsoft. What I liked most was the analogy that Microsoft is the contractor, and Apple is the architect.
Microsoft wants to be your conscientious contractor. It proudly takes very seriously the responsibility of serving such a diverse customer base. Even as Microsoft talks about some of […]