Alec writes, “I learned about ‘behavioral maps’ in sociology class. All hand drawn maps are more or less behavioral maps because they reflect the scale and importance of place in the human brain – like the famous map of Manhattan by [Saul] Steinberg.”
Jodi shared this map drawn by her seven-year-old son, Sammy. This is Sammy’s first attempt at mapping the five boroughs of New York and the surrounding area. He has drawn many maps since including a folded street map of Brooklyn. He stopped working on it once it reached the size of the family’s living room. […]