Rachel sent this map she drew of the cafes in the Hackney area of London. Each cafe is represented as a fried egg, perfect for breakfast. We assume the collection of birds towards the center represents the busier area of the neighborhood. 🍳
Daniel sent this set of directions he found while walking. It describes a route from North to South London by car. Daniel plans to follow the map on foot. Perhaps you’d like to as well the next time you visit London. daniel-lehan.com.
Richard drew this mental map of a walk through north London that he often takes in the summer. It documents the journey from his home to the tube station about a mile away. He details different parts of the walk including a section along the road, a walk across an unused elevated rail line (now […]
Another map anonymously submitted without information. We used the Royal Air Force Museum as well as the M1, A41, and A1 to determine this is a map of London. Beyond that, we don’t know much else except that we like the contrast between green space and grey suburbia. Update: Jack D. let us know via […]
Previous HDMA map submitter, Viviane Schwarz, found this Post-It stuck on an advertisement while riding on the tube. We know it’s not technically a map, but it does provide excellent directions to a loose tile on a walking path.
This map was emailed to us by Scott Witthoft along with the following information: “map drawn by damian for scott. directions from convent garden tube station to the bar with tiny margaritas.” We’d also like to call your attention to the notebook page gridded with Jan Tschichold’s idealized margins from Die neue Typographie. The map […]