Here is the US Interstate highway system drawn in the style of H.C. Beck’s London Underground map.
More info (and links to other Interstate maps) here. Super large size here (Yahoo/Flickr account required to view).
Illustrated by Cameron Booth.
Found via Coudal Partners
The original type punches of Giabattista Bodoni (1740-1813) are in bad shape and the Friends of the Palatina Library and the Bodoni Museum are raising funds to restore the full set of over 600 alphabets.
Bodoni’s multiple alphabets contain some incredibly detailed wonders – with craft beyond many of the digital versions that exist today.
You can adopt part or a whole alphabet. For more info, go here.
Stephen Von Worley maps McDonalds locations in the US. Looking at the Dakotas, there’s not as many as one would think. Details here.
GOOD is for people who give a damn – read more below.
but first . . .
OPEN studio’s Scott Stowell headed up the original design team for GOOD. And I have to write about Scott because he’s been a major influence on my work. Scott = GOOD influence.
I’ve been a fan of Scott’s work for years, ever since I saw a talk he gave at one of the 1990s ATypI conferences. His views/advice on design and teaching – for me – has been invaluable. [Read more →]
‘Adolescent girls are uniquely capable of raising the standard of living in the developing world.’
Go to the girl effect website to find out how.
The Nike and NoVo Foundations are involved. And it’s a part of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Design by Wieden + Kennedy.
Found via Dr. Shelley Gruendler
If you’re having problems coping with unemployment in the US (who isn’t?), here’s some visuals. It’s huge. Bigger than you are. Interactive map here.
Change is about rethinking how we do things. I’ve been changing my whole outlook; what I do with my business – my blog is part of it. And following the status quo, doing the same thing over and over and over isn’t working. This map shows it.
Found via FlowingData
Designers do more than just make things look pretty. Designers can play a role in the overall experience of a customer or audience. Often thru small design decisions.
These concepts are shown in this TED video (above) featuring Paul Bennett. And Bauer Bodoni. And a slightly tortured teddy bear.
‘Check my framing. Apply Rule of Thirds . . .’
Jeremy Davis takes it apart – before and after studies – as to what happens when one swallows the red pill and actually becomes a designer.
The Left and the Right in the US – as visualized by David McCandless and Stefanie Posavec. From the upcoming book, The Visual Miscellaneum.
Click on the image for larger view/jump. More stuff from David McCandless here. And check out Stefanie Posavec’s site here.
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