Ever since Gerardus Mercator created his iconic map of the world in 1569–the one that first enabled ships to navigate at sea without getting lost–people have been drawing maps using the same ...

World maps distort — it's inherent in their design. Take a spherical object (the Earth) and try to represent it on a flat plane (paper), and some parts of the sphere are going to get stretched. On ...

A cartogram set that visualizes the risks of climate change due to decreases of renewable groundwater resources. The degree of climate change hazard (a decrease in groundwater resources by more than ...

Cartogram visualisation has undergone substantial evolution, merging geographic representation with quantitative data display. At its core, a cartogram resizes regions such that their areas are ...

Exploring the intersections of architecture, urbanism, and the world beneath our feet, SOILED is a journal that serves as a space for investigative discussion. The publication toes the line between ...