South London Arteries

By British artist Susan Stockwell, 2002

Map Circle

Constructions with map pieces, by Chris Kenny, 2007

Adventures in Map Making

Maps convey information and tell stories. They invite discovery, exploration and surprise. And they provide a method to navigate your way through unfamiliar territories. Creative problem solving can be a voyage into the unknown where you travel without a map in uncharted waters. And beginning any new artistic endeavor is not without risk, as you venture off this grid to test the waters, but the rewards can be great. Making maps of these new territories are their own best adventures. Bon Voyage!

“A road map always tells you everything except how to refold it”.
- Anonymous

Typewriter Map Symbols

Manhattan Neighborhood Map

London Calling

London's Kerning poster designed for the ISTD exhibition "My London/My City" by NB:Studio in London.

Paris Map

Map by artist Juliette Borda.

You Are Here

This letterpress-printed map published by artist Julie Chen of Flying Fish Press in California, unfolds in a circular manner as if it were a trail you might be following. It is enclosed in a self-contained box with a plexiglas lid and a small toy compass embedded.

Suggested Reading for DES242 Winter Quarter

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