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Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by znor »

eleventigers wrote: post #40
znor wrote: post #18

Hey 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…

FYI, your site is throwing debug traces in production and that is not something I or others should see: http://i.imgur.com/cWmHNMz.png

Thanks for the heads up!

Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by znor »

olapersson wrote: post #37
znor wrote: post #18

Hey 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…

Beautiful work. Is it ok to embedded this (and the full Iceland map) with an iframe?

Tack sa mycket :) That shouldn´t be a problem, I´ll look into it.

Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by enjo »

mattmanser wrote: post #16
whiteshadow wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I completely agree.. HN is at it's best when it's inspiring, and this is a cool project that sheds light on a city that I'm guessing 95% of HN will never see. It's well done and highly interesting... I dig it.

Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by ademarre »

znor wrote: post #18

Hey 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…

Wonderful work!

> We update the map every year, draw in new buildings, paint in new colors of houses etc.

It would be cool to have a time slider control to see how the city has changed over time. Similar to what Google Earth does for selecting aerial photos from different dates.

> I´m on the map, good luck finding me!

I'll take a shot at it... I only see a handful of people depicted and they're on the little boats. Are you one of them? Do these possibly represent each of the project collaborators?

Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by mapt »

hunvreus wrote: post #9

If you like this, I suggest you check edushi.com which does it at the scale of China. Example for Shanghai: http://sh.edushi.com/

Shanghai also has a museum whose centerpiece is a tennis-court-sized 1:500 scale model of the city's downtown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Urban_Planning_Exhibi...

Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by znor »

ademarre wrote: post #46
znor wrote: post #18

Hey 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…

Wonderful work! > We update the map every year, draw in new buildings, paint in new colors of houses etc. It would be cool to have a time slider control to see how the city has changed over time. Similar to what Google Earth does for selecting aerial photos from different dates. > I´m on the map, good luck finding me! I'll take a shot at it... I only see a handful of people depicted and they're on the little boats. A…

Well, you wouldn´t see much difference. A large area of what´s depicted has a preservation status. But great idea, I´ll check the difference in a few years :)

And no, I get seasick, I´m sunbathing on a roof somewhere ;) We were all on the map, I´m noticing some got lost during last update, I´ll add them back in soon!

Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by Udo_Schmitz »

znor wrote: post #18

Hey 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…

Wow. I'm a graphic designer myself and always wanted to try this for my neighborhood. Do you really go and look at each building and draw it? And do I have to be slightly insane to do this or will I become slightly insane doing this?

Re: Reykjavik Center Map

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Post by danellis »

mattmanser wrote: post #16
whiteshadow wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Sure, but the OP posted it without any kind of story or explanation. I'm glad the creator noticed it and was able to fill us in.
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