When draftsman Henry Beck created the London Underground Tube map in 1931, I doubt he had any idea of how he would so impact the world of design. Almost a century later, his techniques of simplifying structures and color-coding are still considered a modern solution. When his name surfaced a while back, I got curious […]
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A geographer’s treasure trove: Maps from the American Geographical Society
“Within the campus of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a geographer’s treasure trove: over a million artifacts from the American Geographical Society, one of the most incredible collections of maps, atlases and globes to be found in America.” Do I need to spend MORE time looking at beautifully designed, fascinating maps? Probably not—but it’s my job […]