The design consultancy firm Schulze and Webb have produced a pair of maps of Manhattan called “Here and There”: each map starts at street level and curls upwards, like a bird’s-eye view without a horizon that melds into a top-down map. Astonishing. Limited edition prints are available. Via Kottke.
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Inspired by these maps, an interactive “bend upwards” map using Virtual Earth (requires Silverlight 3 beta) or you can watch a screencast.
May 3, 2009 at 6:15 PM