Maps Maps Maps: Part 1
There’s something fascinating about maps. I particularly love how they have this kind of fractal level of detail as you zoom in and out. Look at this one, I really like the minimalist black and white design.
These black and white map tiles are from Stamen design, essentially a really nice style sheet on top of © OpenStreetMap contributor data. The rest are OS Maps from the National Library of Scotland. The viewer is leaflet.js.
In related news, my excellent co-working space / carpentry workshop / pottery studio currently has a massive laser cutter which we may or may not keep for the long term.
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Given the laser cutter is so massive I thought it might be fun to try to produce a huge map. There’s a spot at the top of the stairs in our flat that I think could be nice for it. My partner and I have always always lived somewhere in this vertical strip of london so the tall thin shape has some significance.
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Given how long those took to cut, I’m thinking that I’ll split the design into multiple panels so I don’t have to babysit the laser cutter for 24 hours.
Let’s see how that pans out next time!