This is a map worth keeping. Even though it’s not particularly practical for navigation, it’s a cool piece of ephemera with a fun story. A video store clerk drew it for Renee and her boyfriend when they stopped to ask for directions to a popular sushi restaurant. The clerk quickly drew a few lines on […]
This map is of the Atari 2600 game, Raiders of the Lost Ark. It was drawn circa 1983 by Justin and his brother on computer paper of the time period, green and white striped on one side with perforation holes down the edge. Justin says, “I was in the first grade at the time, and […]
Dan writes, “this was a quick attempt at guiding an out-of-town musician friend (hence the staff paper) from Kenmore Square to the site of my wedding at Fenway Park in Boston last year. Note the landmarks at Unos, Beerworks, the banners on Yawkey Way, and gates D and B.”
Drawn on the back of a fax cover page, this map provides directions from 237 East Ontario Street to two of the tallest buildings in Chicago: the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and 311 South Wacker St. The HDMA received this anonymous submission in an envelope along with a pink Post-it stating “my boss, owner […]
Jules drew this spare map to guide fellow mail-art correspondents to the ruins of Noisy Castle, near the village of Celles in Belgium — a place he describes as his chosen spot for a first meeting with people he knows only through the post. The map itself appears to be drawn on the back of […]
This map, drawn on the back of a tourist brochure, is a perfect example of a quick, directional map. It’s a kind of map we rarely draw for one another anymore created through conversation to direct someone to a specific location. In this case, Eileen’s friend Rachel is explaining the quickest route to the Brass […]