A World Map that Doubles as a Bio of its Creator
Finally, something unique from the infographic world! It’s been a little dry out there recently, and I haven’t truly been struck by anything wonderful for a long time, until this!
In his series ‘Cosmographies’, Carlos Romo Melgar makes a detailed map of his adopted home of Madrid, where the landmarks represented are that of his own. They’re a record of his movements around the town, his favourite places to visit and hang out, and where key events took place.
Services like Gowalla and Foursquare can map our travels out for us as we check-in, but this is the first time that I’ve seen such movements and recordings of travel so wonderfully visualised, and I’ve never seen it done in such a personal way. This map may not be of any use to someone visiting Madrid, but that was never the intention here. Instead, Carlos has taken his travels around his home city, and personalised and populated a map for himself.
The future of travel-guides, perhaps? Personal experiences and reviews are everything when travelling, so wouldn’t it be lovely if this technique could be used in that way? Food-for-thought!
