An Atlas of Radical Cartography
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The idea of maps as more than simply direction-givers is taken to the extreme in this collection of abstract cartography. Featuring the projects of different designers (including the Center for Urban Pedagogy and Brooke Singer of Superfund365, both previously covered in these pages), the maps in the atlas range in subject from New York’s garbage-removal system to the secret CIA rendition flights. They may not help you navigate the roads, but they will help you navigate the information of the world around you.
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i love this
i'm a lifelong map geek and have worked in the environmental field where maps were requisite.
strange times call for strange mapping, and i think the 'radical cartography' movement is a necessary companion to our recognizing and thinking about the issues and challenges before us as spacially representable concepts.
offered my 2 cents on my blog, along with a humble plug for good magazine, of which i've become a real fan.
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Posted on July 14, 2008 — by steakboy
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good concept, tired ideas
Anti-market leftism is nothing if not espoused by creative people. Browsing the website gives it away; the atlas looks to contain many useful insights into the world made bitter by ideological overreach.
Posted on August 13, 2008 — by smallcar13
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