Magnetic Mendota: a map for the Wisconsin Hoofers
I recently finished a unique and challenging map design project for the Wisconsin Hoofers, the outdoor clubs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The result is a three-dimensional, magnetic map of...
View ArticleMagnetic Mendota: publicity summary
Here’s a summary of all web articles and blog posts I’ve seen featuring my 3D, Magnetic map of Lake Mendota: The UW News article about the map was featured on the UW-Madison website’s front page! Also...
View ArticleChocolatography: Developing a unit for secondary geography students
By Brooke Harding, website Background In January of this year, I began collaborating with cartography lab member Katie Kowalsky to develop curriculum for a unit that would give secondary students...
View ArticleUW–Madison Cartography Lab and Map Library as Makerspace?
How do we define what a makerspace is? by Tanya Buckingham, tbuckingham@wisc.edu The cartography lab has recently been referred to as a Makerspace for mappers. From what I know about Makerspaces like...
View ArticleUW Cartography Alumni in New York City
In the New York Times newsroom, left to right: Jaime Stoltenberg Robinson Map Library, Tanya Buckingham UW Cartography Lab, Jeremy White New York Times, Tim Wallace New York Times, Jamon Van Den Hoek...
View ArticleCartography Lab – B-Cycle Partnership
By Andrew Wentworth, wentworth2@wisc.edu Background B-Cycle is a bike-sharing company formed in 2010 as a partnership between Trek Bicycle Corporation, Humana Healthcare, and Crispin Porter + Bogusky,...
View ArticlePhotoshop Lesson
By Dylan Moriarty, eatincake@gmail.com Howdy folks, After doing a quick 15 minute demonstration on how I go about coloring illustrations in Photoshop a lot of folks expressed a desire for me to write...
View ArticleInstructions for Drawing a Shaded Relief
Since I recently did a project in which I drew my own shaded relief of the United States, I thought I would share that journey in the hopes of helping anyone who wishes to do the same. Here is some...
View ArticleWomen in Tech Infographic
I’ve been working as of late on an infographic of women in tech for part of my independent study with Tanya via the Cart Lab. I have experienced, and have heard horror stories from my colleagues about...
View Article10 Rules for Coding With D3
Originally posted on: northlandia.wordpress.com By: Carl Sack Anyone familiar with JavaScript who has tried their hand at D3 knows that coding in it is a little, well, different. For instance, take...
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