Jug Cerović: “The map is the reality; the infrastructure is entirely virtual.”
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Madrid architect and mapmaker Jug Cerović discusses the transit cartographer’s ability to shape reality, drawing hundreds of bus lines by hand, mapping first and visiting later, installing guerrilla maps in his hometown of Belgrade, organizing a new map conference, helping Apple create a good public transit layer, and how seeing Istakhri’s 1,100-year-old maps will make one feel like a tyro. See his work at jugcerovic.com Madrid multimodal transit map Tokyo metro map London metro map Belgrade transit map Designboom article (which stirred up a lot of business) Transit Mapping Symposium DezignTechnic: the Dubai wayfinding company he works with Middle Constellation book One Metro World book Mark Ovenden’s Transit Maps of the World Richard Archambault Sasha Trubetskoy Istakhri Piri Reis Padrón Real Need maps for your org’s reports, decks, walls and events? ⁠⁠⁠The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast.⁠⁠⁠ See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: ⁠⁠⁠Radiant Maps⁠⁠⁠. See ultra-detailed backlit maps at radiantmaps.co Time for some map gifts: get 15% off woven map blankets and backlit map decor with code 15OFF, everything ships free – ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/RadiantMaps?coupon=15OFF⁠
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