I’ve posted this article for no more reason than to demonstrate one of the best and easiest to use browser-based 3D viewers available, not to mention an excellent resource of 3D models—Sketchfab. [ more… ]
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Mapping environments,
experiences and information
experiences and information
Illustreets
No sooner had I picked up on one new online mapping framework, the OS Open Zoomstack, than another appears! Illustreets follows the usual formula, but with each new framework that gets released [ more… ]
OS Open Zoomstack
The world of online mapping frameworks moves apace! Now, even the monolithic mapping organisation, the Ordnance Survey, is involved. In July, they launched OS Open Zoomstack, providing vector tiles of their open data themes. [ more… ]
Hotel Visitor Map
Development work for a hotel visitor map, unrealised. Simplified approach to make the most of a small A5 printed format. The design reflected brand identity guidelines and needed to be dual language. [ more… ]
Town Planning Support
Throughout his career Jason has provided supporting services to chartered town and country planning organisations. This has included everything from planning application plans through to Design and Access Statement documents. [ more… ]
Visual Thinking
Having been embedded within graphic design and cartography for 30 years now, one recurring disappointment for me is the amount of ‘new’ conceptual and theoretical thinking, and object creation, that really is not new. [ more… ]
Beyond HS2
This project, commissioned by Greengauge 21, required a mix of maps, infographics and DTP to create a 200-page technical report which offers a comprehensive view of what Britain’s railway should look like by the middle of the century. [ more… ]
Cartograms
Not to be confused with Mapbox’s nonsensical hijacking of the term for creating colour styles, cartograms are extraordinary map types. The relaunch of Worldmapper in April 2018 celebrates this form of mapping. [ more… ]
Google Earth
When it was first released 16 years ago, it was an incredible virtual experience to be able to travel around the globe and look at anywhere in a level of detail previously not seen, and it still is today! [ more… ]
National Geographic
Since the very first issue in 1888, the National Geographic magazine has been the benchmark for quality researched articles supported by well-crafted graphics. [ more… ]
Game Reserve
A land owner in South Africa commissioned Jason to design and produce a map that depicted their 27,000ha game reserve. [ more… ]
Goldsmiths University
Goldsmiths, University of London, commissioned Jason to create a new campus map and sign artwork [ more… ]
Heightfields
There is always an aspect of work that emerges out of error, experimentation and/or serendipity. [ more… ]
Big Data Visualisation
Visualisations of ‘big data’ have been commonplace over the last few years, though their is still much debate to be had about the value of many of them beyond their visually interesting presentation. [ more… ]
Choosing a Monitor
Screen estate and colour are very important to a cartographer. Maps can be any size from A6 to more than 5m×5m square. [ more… ]
Ham & Petersham
Nick Avery Design commissioned Jason to produce a supporting map for a book designed for self-publishing author, Vanessa Fison. [ more… ]
An Open-source World
Over the last few years we have seen the release of numerous mapping platforms/frameworks to allow the manipulation and representation of open-source mapping and other spatial data. [ more… ]
OS Maps – the App
Recently, the Ordnance Survey (OS) updated an app for both mobile and desktop devices that utilises their 1:25,000 Explorer and 1:50,000 Landranger maps—classic OS mapping at it’s best. [ more… ]
Swiss National Mapping
Swiss topography has long been regarded as the epitome of this form of mapping, often characterised by the iconic hill shading techniques of the late Eduard Imhof, professor of cartography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. [ more… ]
Derby Riverside
Engaged by Derby City Council (DCC), Jason has designed and produced the mapping for four new wayfinding signs. [ more… ]
Relief Shading, Part I
As we seem to be moving in to presentational modes where 3D (mapping) is becoming ever more commonplace, enabled by software and hardware advances, it is relevant to look back [ more… ]
Walks of Churchill Guide
Jason was commissioned by Nick Avery Design to design and produce two maps to be used in a walking tour guide on Winston Churchill. [ more… ]
Zombies, Run! Board Game
A rather unusual request arrived from Six to Start, an independent games developer and entertainment company based in London. [ more… ]
Samlesbury Hall
Jason was engaged by Samlesbury Hall Trust, who maintain and run the historic house and grounds in Lancashire of the same name, to re-design and produce a new visitor plan and accompanying floorplans. [ more… ]
Wayfinding Mapping, UAE
Jason was engaged by Progress Creative, based in Dubai, to assist them develop the pedestrian mapping for a new mixed development west of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). [ more… ]