Courtney found these maps while cleaning out her closet. She created them for a project in her seventh grade social studies class in 1998. The project included maps of the entire Eastern hemisphere including these maps of Europe and the Middle East. She recalled toiling over the maps as no tracing was allowed. As part […]
Scott sent us a whole bunch of maps the other day. Some went into the book and others we’ll be sharing here. First up are two maps to different contractor locations Scott found in his construction log.
Sabine’s map combines memories of her childhood growing up in Germany with glimpses of her current life in Arkansas. She uses the street layout of her German neighborhood to create a visual structure. She then fills the blocks with text derived from the free association of childhood memories and her contemporary daily routine.
Louise writes, “Here’s a hand drawn map for you! It’s one I recently created by drawing the outlines of all the countries I’ve ever been to on top of each other. They include the UK, Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and the Philippines.”
Joli sat down at our table at Philly Zine Fest for over an hour drawing this map of her childhood car rides. It truly is one of the most detailed maps we have received (especially at our table events). In honor of her efforts (and because we like this map so much), we thought it […]