Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Cartastrophe and Mapping Profanity...

This site is fantastic! Thanks Will, for bringing it to my attention!
From the "About"...

"There are a lot of bad maps out there. They lurk in brochures, on company websites, and in magazines. They confuse, they miscommunicate, and they make it hard to learn anything about the world. Sometimes they leave off Sicily. They’re made by people who have to rush against tight deadlines, by people who are pressured by their bosses or clients to make bad design choices because it “looks cool,” and by people who were thrust into map-making jobs without any training."

Take a look at this map: a map of the distribution of profane words as uttered in "tweets" in the US...the cartographer has asked for critiques...what do you think?

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