Smartphone app Human draws maps of urban movement
The creators of activity tracking app Human have visualised the routes taken by its users to create moving maps that show the world's cities throughout the day (+ movie). More
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Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion world map redesigned
News: a map that illustrates global forest densities using wood textures has won a competition to reinvent the tessellated world map designed 70 years ago by American architect and visionary designer R. Buckminster Fuller (+ slideshow). More
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Google Street View captures inside the world's tallest skyscraper
News: Google Street View has captured the inside of its first skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, allowing users to virtually explore the tallest building in the world. More
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Boston invites designs for new public transport map
News: Boston's public transport authority has launched a competition to redesign the city's subway map. More
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Kind of Scarves by Kind of Moving
X marks the spot where a surprise gift has been hidden on these urban treasure maps printed onto silk scarves by Dutch studio Kind of Moving. More
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Competition: ten Pin World and Pin City maps to give away
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the opportunity to win one of ten Pin World or Pin City wall maps by designers Emanuele Pizzolorusso and Alessandro Maffioletti for Palomar. More
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Blinking City by Instant Hutong
Beijing Design Week: design studio Instant Hutong created changing maps of Beijing's disappearing ancient alleyways using lenticular printed panels as part of Beijing Design Week. More
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Tube Map Radio by Yuri Suzuki
London Design Festival: Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki has made a radio from an electronic circuit board that's arranged to look like the London tube map. More
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Topographic London posters by Melissa Price at Dezeen Super Store
Posters mapping the rivers and hills that form the topography of London by Melissa Price are the final product to be featured as part of London design month at Dezeen Super Store. More
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Dezeen archive: maps
Dezeen archive: we've featured a couple of stories about unusual maps recently, so here is a compilation of all the different maps we've published on Dezeen. See all the stories »
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Competition: five prints of Film Map by Dorothy to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with UK designers Dorothy to give readers the chance to win one of five prints of a fictional map that features locations named after film titles. More
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London by Hand by Jenni Sparks at Dezeen Super Store
London landmarks from Brick Lane to Brixton feature on this hand-drawn poster by graphic designer Jenni Sparks, now available at Dezeen Super Store, 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2. More
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Arab Seasons by Bokja
Lebanese design duo Bokja have created embroidered maps of the Arab world that present a tapestry of changing politics and traditions. More
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Crumpled City by Palomar at The Temporium
The Temporium: Palomar's indestructible maps are behind today's Advent calendar featuring products on sale at our Christmas pop-up shop The Temporium. More
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London Tube Map by Mark Noad Design
London designer Mark Noad has revamped the London Underground map to be more geographically accurate. More
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France by Albert Schrurs
A collection of 30 dinner plates designed by Albert Schrurs of Allegory combine to create a map of France showing the location of the country's Michelin-starred restaurants. More
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Crumpled City by Emanuele Pizzolorusso for Palomar
Milan designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso has created a series of maps for Italian brand Palomar that are designed to survive being screwed up and stuffed into a pocket or bag. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More
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Sessantuna by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina
Dezeen promotion: the first of Gaetano Pesce's series of 61 unique tables for Cassina, which together form a map of Italy, is to be auctioned at Phillips de Pury in London today. More
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Installation for the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by Troika
Installations by London agency Troika have been tucked under the edges of the landscaping around Thomas Heatherwick's UK Pavilion at see all out stories about the expo here. More
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Poliart Design Luca Nichetto for Casamania
Venetian designer Luca Nichetto will present a series of coffee tables with tops shaped like city maps for design brand Casamania in Milan next month. More
