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Reykjavik Center Map
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#12It would've been supercool if it looked hand drawn and 3D at the same time. I don't know how to implement this, but I suppose should be possible with the right tools and a graphic designer who'd grasp the idea.
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#13This reminds me of my favorite guidebook for the city of Prague which includes annotated illustrations of landmarks with details about features such as the identities of the statues on building facades or the contents of stained glass windows. Really helpful information for the history and architecture buff.
Sounds cool. Do you have a title or ISBN?
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#14This reminds me of my favorite guidebook for the city of Prague which includes annotated illustrations of landmarks with details about features such as the identities of the statues on building facades or the contents of stained glass windows. Really helpful information for the history and architecture buff.
Sounds cool. Do you have a title or ISBN?
Yeah, just went searching in my library for it as I couldn't remember the title, though unfortunately there isn't much online for it:
Prague: Detailed Picture Guide
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/8086893502/
Here is a listing on an auction site for it that has a few photos of the page detail: http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r128671359
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#15I've no idea what this is doing on HN, but it's very nice, and I wish I'd seen it before I was there a few weeks ago. Beautiful city, far bigger and far more modern than I'd imagined, and full of lovely people.
It's beautiful and a great piece of work - not only its intentions, but also the code behind it. From that perspective all the games posted on HN would be inappropriate..
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#16I've no idea what this is doing on HN, but it's very nice, and I wish I'd seen it before I was there a few weeks ago. Beautiful city, far bigger and far more modern than I'd imagined, and full of lovely people.
True. It is quite beautiful, but not really the thing I would expect in hacker news to be honest.
Why? It's a great example of marketing and an innovative blend of a modern tiling map and an old school guide map.
This is exactly the sort of thing to expect on HN, especially at a weekend.
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#17Lovely map. It could do with clearer borders though. At first, I thought that parts of the map just weren't loading, when in fact I had reached the edge of the drawing.
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#18Hey guys! I´m the cartographer that designed this map, here are a few other examples of our work if anyone´s interested: http://www.borgarmynd.com
A friend let me know about the post and I just wanted to say thanks for posting and feedback, much appreciated :) I got a few of my architect and graphic designer friends to work on this map with me while we were still in school, 7 years ago, and the website with the zoom feature is done by Brian Suda http://www.suda.co.uk A total of 5 people (4 architects & 1 graphic designer) took part in making the map and 3 more of our graphic designer friends helped in one way or another on layout, web design etc.
The map is actually a collage of 186 a3 watercolor sheets that took 2 years (2300 hrs)to 3d model, draw and paint. The watercolor sheets were all based on 3d models we made first of each house, using city planning groundplans and sections, so the accuracy (even though it might look all cute and cuddly) is very high (Every tree, flagpole etc. is based on actual objects) We update the map every year, draw in new buildings, paint in new colors of houses etc.
For those interested, the map is an axonometric projection of my home town Reykjavík, Iceland. We used this kind of projection in order to maintain scale within the map.
ps: I´m on the map, good luck finding me!
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#19Funny, I've had this bookmarked for two years since I visited Iceland in 2013...still look at it from time to time. What an incredible experience, I fell in love with everything except the food. I think Anthony Bourdain said the only place in the world where he's absolutely hated the food was Reykjavik...I can't say the man is wrong. But everything else is wonderful.
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#20I've no idea what this is doing on HN, but it's very nice, and I wish I'd seen it before I was there a few weeks ago. Beautiful city, far bigger and far more modern than I'd imagined, and full of lovely people.
It´s a shame you missed our map danellis, pm me your address and I´ll gladly send you a hard copy if you want.