Conceptual Cartography | visual representations

Minneapolis, Minnesota Midtown Greenway - mapping public art spots along trail

What is data visualization? The easy answer is Design + Communication + Information. But this infographic from FFunction helps explain it a bit better.

Assembly instructions for an Ikea Hädrönn Cjölidder. From “If Ikea Made Instructions for Everything” at collegehumor.com.

Beer varieties from Popchartlab

Caffeine mixtures via artill.de/blog… hi-res 

Palmistry from the visual aid shop

French wine regions from the visual aid shop

Map from John Dilnot

Paul Sahre future map

Color trends in fall advertising

From ColourLovers

Predicting the most fashionable color of the year

Satellite parking lots

More Satellite map cutouts - including swimming pools, grain silos, water towers, cargo ships, etc

This guy creates a lot of the infographics and mapping you see in film such as The State of the Union, Tomb Raider, The Bourne Identity, etc.

A map highlighting the most touristy places using a heatmap (i.e. places to avoid!)

from Information is Beautiful

Infographic mapping cultures different perceptions on color.

from Always With Honor