Yesterday, Design*Sponge's Grace Bonney posted something so cool I felt compelled to immediately email my brother and sister. A woman named Jodie Silby, a recent grad of University of Portsmouth, created this map of Portsmouth that illustrates not only the city layout, but also the language of the place. The lines on the map are made of the words and phrases that create the local dialect, and its organized to show how that dialect shifts in terms of neighborhood.
This hits so many of my "this is cool" markers that I'm not sure where to start. Maps? Check. Art? Check. Language? Check. Cultural history and evolution? Check. Innovative and creative display of data? Check. I'm in love with it.
And as soon as I saw it, I started thinking about ways to steal this data presentation idea and make it my own. A food or recipe-related map of Maryland, maybe? A map of food language? Something that shows evolution over time?
The possibilities seem endless.
2 comments:
Hey! I'd love to be a part of the project! It sounds like a great idea for Maryland...or Baltimore! Also, thank you for adding us to your blogroll! We really appreciate it!
I'll let you know if/when I get it together to actually do something - I'd love some help!
And Lovefeast table is great. I love that you're writing together!
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