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Cartographers have long had a quirky, and sometimes strange, fascination with transit maps. Since the days of Harry Beck and the first London Tube maps, an entire cartographic subculture has gr...

https://www.graphicarto.com/cognitive-cartography-transit-map-style/

In an attempt to answer a somewhat random trivia question on National Parks the other day I found a book I received a few years ago. Flipping through, it’s a National Geographic coffee table bo...

https://www.graphicarto.com/hey-guy-thats-my-island/

Somewhere between the Robinson and the Mercator lies the Pumpkin projection.  This was only good enough for third in the pumpkin carving competition at work today, come on.  Happy Halloween!

https://www.graphicarto.com/the-pumpkin-projection/

In recent weeks, a lot has been said about Apple Inc.’s leap into the mapping world.  In an effort to free itself from a rocky reliance on a primary competitor, Apple decided to create its own...

https://www.graphicarto.com/why-apple-maps/

Derived from the melding and mixing of graphics, art, and cartography, welcome to graphicarto!  This is a blog that aims to discuss all the current events, cutting edge trends, and new technolog...

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