Africa is really big, in fact big enough to fit the United States, China, India, Japan, and much of Europe within its borders. This is exactly what the illustrator Kai Krause shows us with his inventive map/infographic “The True Size of Africa”, which he describes as his contribution to “the fight against rampant Immappancy”, meaning insufficient geographical knowledge.
You can download the full size version of the map here.
Mapping Stereotypes: The Geography of Prejudice is a project by London-based graphic designer, illustrator and photographer Yanko Tsvetkov aka AlphaDesigner. As you should be aware of, a “sense of humor is highly recommended”.
In order of appearance:
– Europe According to The Vatican
– Europe According to USA
– Europe According to Russia
– Europe According to Germany
– Europe According to France
– Europe According to Gay Men
Be sure to view more cool stereotypes at Mapping Stereotypes and order the maps printed on posters, t-shirts, postcards, mousepads or binders at AlphaDesigner’s Zazzle-Shop.
By the way: It is an interesting fact, that the map „Europe According to the Vatican” was co-developed with the devil. Read the full story: Europe. In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Stereotypus Sancti.
Typomaps is an experiment gone product by German designer Dirk Schächter. You can order the world map made of letters (Helvetica Neue Black Condensed to be exact) in 100 cm x 70 cm or download both versions in different resolutions for iPad, iPhone or computer screen.
Typographic Maps is a similar project by Andy Woodruff, Mark Harrower and Ben Sheesley of Axis Maps (Texas, USA). The maps of Chicago and Boston, which took nearly two years to finish, depict the streets and highways, parks, neighborhoods, coastlines, and physical features of the cities using nothing but type. From a distance they can appear as accurate reference maps, and as you get closer you notice the thousands of words they comprise. You can order the maps in different sizes at Zazzle.
Paul Rademacher’s GoogleMaps layer allows you to overlay the oil spill on any city. Go to paulrademacher.com/oilspill to get an idea of just how large it is.
Some impressive photography about the desaster can be found at www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/disaster_unfolds_slowly_in_the.html