maps
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This Wacky World Map Just Won Japan’s Biggest Design Award
The centuries-old Mercator projection is a notoriously inaccurate world map. For one thing, Greenland isn’t the massive land mass as shown on the map. But a new map by artist and architect Hajime Narukawa offers what’s possibly the most proportional map we’ve ever seen.
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Is Bing Maps Hosting Images Of A Homicide Victim?
In Bing Maps, a street view at the corner of Pennington Avenue and Hazel Street in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay neighbourhood shows a single police car, two officers and what appears to be a man in the middle of the street bleeding from the skull.
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The 9 Best Travel Apps For Exploring Cities
You’ve landed somewhere brand new, and you’re ready to explore the new city, but you have absolutely no idea where to start. This is where your trusty smartphone comes in. There are loads of cool travelling apps you can use to help you find awesome spots around town. Here are 9 of our favourite apps…
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Kill Some Time Playing Around With This Cool Wind Map
Whether you’re a wind enthusiast, a cartography connoisseur or just a bored person online, Windyty is a website you’ll likely have a good time messing around with.