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stamen, 6 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

This Saturday we'll be at the State of the Map US conference in Salt Lake City!

https://stateofthemap.us

Ross Thorn will be talking about mapping highway shields using OpenStreetMap data, and Alan McConchie (@alan) will give an overview of our recent revamp of our basemap styles with @stadiamaps

https://whova.com/embedded/session/CqfAOxC7zkWeLe2tEeVMnN2ZUm54RQ8EokflASd5YOU%3D/3820092/

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We hope to see you there!

#OpenStreetMap #SOTMUS #SOTMUS2024 #StateOfTheMap

stamen, 20 days ago to Zelda

It's been a year since we first booted up #Zelda #TearsOfTheKingdom! ⚔️🛡️ What do professional cartographers think of this #map of Hyrule? How does it stack up against the perfect 10 out of 10 map in #BreathoftheWild?

Check out our review of the map:

https://stamen.com/cartographers-play-video-games-a-review-of-the-map-in-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/

stamen, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to nyc

Last Friday we hosted a curator-led tour of Cooper Hewitt’s new show "Acquired!", featuring an interactive installation of Stamen’s watercolor maps.

You can visit the show in person through September 2, 2024, and read more on our blog: https://stamen.com/aquired-a-curator-led-tour-of-cooper-hewitts-new-show-featuring-an-interactive-installation-of-stamens-watercolor-maps/

#Smithsonian #CooperHewitt #NYC #NewYorkCity #maps #cartography #design #watercolor

stamen, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

"What if you could track public health like the weather?"

In our latest blog post, Stamen designer Caroline Carter talks about our work with WastewaterSCAN to make epidemiological charts more usable in our day-to-day lives, like checking a weather report.

https://stamen.com/what-if-you-could-track-public-health-like-the-weather/

#PublicHealth #epidemiology #COVID #COVID19 #Coronavirus #pandemic #wastewater

stamen, 2 months ago to LosAngeles

We spent a few minutes this Friday afternoon getting an old project running again. It's always nice to revisit old work, especially one as lovely as this one.

Check it out at la.stamen.com, and read the writeup by @alan on our blog: https://stamen.com/using-open-data-to-learn-about-los-angeles-5b30192a68b0/

#LosAngeles #cartography #maps

An abstract black and white map of a part of Los Angeles, showing nothing but roads, building footprints, and parcel boundaries
An abstract black and white map of a part of Los Angeles, showing nothing but roads, building footprints, and parcel boundaries
An abstract black and white map of a part of Los Angeles, showing nothing but roads, building footprints, and parcel boundaries

stamen, 2 months ago to random

Read about our work with @innovateeconomy where we created a dashboard that uses the Distressed Communities Index (DCI) to highlight how socioeconomic factors impact communities across the United States:

https://stamen.com/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-economic-disparity-with-the-distressed-communities-index

stamen, 3 months ago to random

New post: our Lead Cartographer Alan McConchie (@alan) looks back on 10 years working at Stamen:
https://stamen.com/year-ten-at-stamen/

stamen, 3 months ago to random

In FlowingData this week: "Mapping the crops with the most potential in a changing climate "

https://flowingdata.com/2024/03/08/mapping-the-crops-with-the-most-potential-in-a-changing-climate/

@flowingdata

stamen, 3 months ago to maps

Our #watercolor map style will be on display in New York at the Cooper Hewitt (the Smithsonian National Design Museum) starting on March 16. The exhibition, called “Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection,” highlights more than 150 new works acquired by the Cooper Hewitt since 2017, including the Stamen Watercolor map which was added to the collection in 2021.
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/exhibition-cooper-hewitt-celebrate-recent-acquisitions-collection

#maps #cartography #design #OpenStreetMap #OpenSource #CooperHewitt #Smithsonian

stamen, 3 months ago to worldwithoutus

New post: "Designing for all audiences: Mapping the future of food". Stamen designer Caroline Carter shares how we worked with The Plotline from Earth Genome to visualize which food crops are best-suited to the changing climate in Africa.

Read more on our blog https://stamen.com/designing-for-all-audiences-mapping-the-future-of-food/ and explore the tool at https://vacs.theplotline.org

#Africa #agriculture #ClimateChange #maps #design #cartography #COP28

stamen, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

We just launched a new map with the Economic Innovation Group, showcasing their latest Distressed Communities Index.

You can explore the DCI at the zip code, county, city, state, and congressional district levels with interactive maps and data visualizations, and read stories that illuminate how local economic conditions correlate with life expectancy, social connections, and more.

Check it out at https://eig.org/dci or read an article about the new data on Axios: https://www.axios.com/2024/02/28/economic-distress-us-counties-southeast-west

stamen, 3 months ago to random

New post: we go behind the scenes of our recently-launched project "Manzanar CloseUp" with Densho.org. This interactive website lets you explore the human stories of the Manzanar concentration camp in California where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII.

Read more on our blog: https://stamen.com/manzanar-upclose-in-depth/

Manzanar CloseUp with the segregation departure type highlighted. Each dot represents one individual, and a stacked area chart at the bottom left shows the number of individuals as a percentage of the whole, and what range of dates they were in the camp.
Manzanar CloseUp showing an issue of the Manzanar Free Press inmate-run newspaper
Manzanar CloseUp with a family highlighted on the visualization of barracks. Each dot represents one individual.

stamen, 4 months ago to random

We're excited to join the list of Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies chosen by #Geoawesome

See the whole list at: https://geoawesomeness.com/global-top-100-geospatial-companies-2024-edition/

#GeoAwesomeness #GlobalTop100Geo

stamen, 4 months ago to design

"Helvetica is more than a font, it’s a state of mind".

In our latest blog post, Stamen cartographer @alan takes us on a typographic tour through the font selection in our signature "Toner" map style, which we migrated to @stadiamaps last year. Get ready to learn more than you ever wanted to know about typefaces #Helvetica, #Arial, and #Inter.

https://stamen.com/helvetica-is-more-than-a-font-its-a-state-of-mind/

#design #cartography #maps #fonts #typography #OpenStreetMap #OpenSource

stamen, 5 months ago to random

New work: "Visualizing Japanese American Confinement with Densho"

Back in 2021, we started working with Densho, a nonprofit committed to documenting the oral histories of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated on American soil during WWII.

This year we launched a new site "Manzanar CloseUp", an in-depth view of daily life at the Manzanar Concentration Camp in California.

Read more on our blog, and check out the recorded webinar introducing the tool here: https://stamen.com/visualizing-japanese-american-confinement-with-densho/

stamen, 5 months ago to maps

New on our blog: a review of our favorite maps from the #30DayMapChallenge! https://stamen.com/another-30daymapchallenge/

Image credit: Alexandre Médina: https://twitter.com/A_Lex_Map/status/1726865532803281377

#maps #cartography #design #OpenStreetMap

stamen, 6 months ago to random

Greetings new followers! To see what we've been up to lately, check out our blog stamen.com/blog/, and we also have a podcast (currently on hiatus) called Pollinate and you can listen to the archive of episodes here: anchor.fm/pln8

stamen, 7 months ago to random

Our recap of the NACIS cartography conference is up on our blog, including links to video recordings of our talks, and much more! What was your favorite presentation? https://stamen.com/stamen-at-nacis-2023-a-recap-of-creative-cartography-and-community/
#NACIS #NACIS2023 #cartography

stamen, 7 months ago to Podcast

Happy end of #DaylightSavingTime, everyone. In case you missed it last year, here's our #podcast interview with @awoodruff, creator of the popular interactive map visualization "Daylight Saving Time Gripe Assistant Tool": https://stamen.com/andy-woodruff-saving-daylight-through-cartography/

stamen, 7 months ago to random

From adjusting colors and new data classes to blurring landcover boundaries, Stamen cartographer Kelsey Taylor recounts the challenges and triumphs of how we recreated the classic Terrain style in our latest blog post!

https://stamen.com/stamen-x-stadia-series-terrain-behind-the-scenes/

stamen, 8 months ago to random

We're heading to #NACIS2023! Connect with us in the City of Bridges!

https://stamen.com/see-you-in-pittsburgh

stamen, 8 months ago to random

It has begun! As of October 31, all users of Stamen maps will need to switch over to our partners at @stadiamaps. Still free for most users. More info at stamen.com/faq

stamen, 8 months ago to random

Vector cartography brings a lot of new advantages to our Toner and Terrain styles.

Read more about the nuances of redesigning our flagship styles as vector maps in our latest blog post:

https://stamen.com/stamen-x-stadia-harnessing-modern-vector-cartography/

stamen, 8 months ago to random

The basemaps you know with brand new data!

Our updated flagship styles on @stadiamaps are now built on OpenMapTiles and update monthly.

Read more on our blog:

https://stamen.com/stamen-x-stadia-familiar-maps-brand-new-data/