If you had the opportunity to visit the Stamen studio during our twenty-year reign at the corner of 16th and Mission you’ve probably noticed how integral collaboration is to the fabric of our business. Project teams huddled in a meeting room, whiteboard sketches happening in another, spontaneous hallway conversations, or our daily meals together around...
Collaborative tools for work and everyday life are more important now than ever before. Cartographer Mamata Akella brings “mapmaking thinking” to Felt, a fresh mapping platform that allows people to create maps together in real-time. With a portfolio of projects ranging from The National Park Service to Esri, Mamata has been a force in shaping the current state of digital mapping through brilliant design and innovative tooling. In this episode, we'll discuss the past, present, and future of collaborative cartography and how Mamata is helping Felt to push boundaries in web mapping for professional and casual mapmakers alike. Mamata Akella & Collaborating with Maps
There’s a story behind everything; it’s that special context that flavors your experience when reading your favorite book, poring over your favorite map, or listening to your favorite podcast. At Stamen, we love talking about process, working openly, and, you guessed it, telling stories. We want to share the story behind Pollinate, the Stamen podcast:...
New Pollinate #podcast episode: "Mapping Native Lands".
Stamen cartographer Alan McConchie
(@alan) interviews Tanya Ruka, Māori indigenous artist and Executive Director of Native Land Digital, an organization with the mission "to map Indigenous lands in a way that changes, challenges, and improves the way people see history and the present day."
Listen here: https://anchor.fm/pln8/episodes/15--Tanya-Ruka--Mapping-Native-Lands-e1umaha or wherever you get your podcasts!
#mapping #cartography #PLN8 #PollinatePodcast #indigenous #NativeLand
The field of data visualization and information mapping has historical roots that date back far earlier than most people would imagine. Micronesian explorers created navigation charts with sticks and shells for thousands of years before the introduction of electronic navigation technology. Hundreds of years ago, humans had the means to mechanically collect data on everything from the pulse of ocean tides to the pulse of a living heartbeat. Data storyteller RJ Andrews is on a mission to showcase the work of the visionaries who carved the path for those of us working in the field of cartography and information design, and through his latest book series, “Information Graphic Visionaries” he has accomplished this mission with astounding success. RJ Andrews & The History of Information Graphics