James R Macdonald
@jamesmacdonald.bsky.social
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The cartographic guy in DK travel guides, playing with maps for a living since the last millennium.
Another early morning in Richmond Park
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Sean Coleman
22 days ago
Mackenzie Crookâs magical suburban folk tale,
#SmallProphets
published by
#PenguinBooks
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#PuffinBooks
down the years. A đ§” 1/
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Nadieh Bremer
2 months ago
đŁ NEW! Iâve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project Iâve ever worked on! âSearching for Birdsâ
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
đ€ A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
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Robert McNees
3 months ago
An animated graphic showing wingbeats of different birds. This one is so beautiful. Image: Eleanor Lutz
tabletopwhale.com/2014/09/29/f...
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Another night in a freezing, snow covered Richmond Park. Missed the full moon by a day. So cold I could hardly attach the lens to the tripod.
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Went to see the Icicle Refrozen balloon ascent but from downwind at Greenham Common. No free flights, only tethered so didnât see a balloon BUT did explore the old Greenham Common air base which was spectacular
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Library of America
4 months ago
Not just a novelist,
@ursulakleguin.com
was also a cartographer. Her fictional geographies were on display this fall at Londonâs Architectural Association Gallery, and a companion book on Silver Press sheds new light on her peerless world-building. Read our interview with editor/curator Sarah Shin.
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Maps and Legends: The Spectacular Cartography of Ursula K. Le Guin - Library of America
Mapmaking lay at the heart of Ursula K. Le Guinâs worldbuilding. An able illustrator whose subjects ranged from realist watercolors to cartoon cats, the author of such SFF classics as The Left Hand of...
https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/maps-and-legends-the-spectacular-cartography-of-ursula-k-le-guin/
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Aurora hunters in the UK might find this map useful this evening
www.cpre.org.uk/light-pollut...
But check cloud cover maps as well.
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Englandâs Light Pollution and Dark Skies
Englandâs Light Pollution and Dark Skies Map
https://www.cpre.org.uk/light-pollution-dark-skies-map/
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Back to mist covered mornings in Bushy Park
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Helen Macdonald
5 months ago
HERE IT IS!!!!!
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H Is For Hawk - Official Trailer
YouTube video by LionsgateFilmsUK
https://youtu.be/RJ29BBXfN64
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Walking around Bushy Park this time of year is always interesting. Every path ends up blocked by a stag.
7 months ago
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Storm over Surbiton
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Work related shenanigans meant I failed to make this yearâs
@bcsmaps.bsky.social
conference. Very saddened.
8 months ago
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David Fedman
9 months ago
The geography of American aircraft production, according to a Japanese map from Feb. 1943
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I spoke all things cartography with my colleagues in the âDK Where to Goâ podcast. A less than ideal media choice to discuss a visual topic. I discuss my favourite map, why maps lie, how we make maps and how a cartographerâs map joke created a town.
shows.acast.com/where-to-go/...
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The Thames in Kingston looking unfortunate this morning.
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Bushy Park during this morningâs run
about 1 year ago
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Waiting for a bus home from Kingston town centre last night.
about 1 year ago
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Sarah Bell
about 1 year ago
Maps are artistic scientific expressions, which is why I chose a career studying and making them. Here are some lemon-yellow Tissot's indicatrix brighten your day. Since all maps involve distortion, exploring these distortions can deepen your understanding of the map's subject.
#datavisualization
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I love early spring walks/runs through the royal parks
about 1 year ago
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Good morning, 25th January edition.
about 1 year ago
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Winter morning exercise in the park.
over 1 year ago
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Outside cafe in Esher collecting croissant crumbs in the pouring rain.
over 1 year ago
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Waiting for its Christmas gift of half an apple
over 1 year ago
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Wonderful Q&A at the BFI Southbank today for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
over 1 year ago
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Atlas of Design
over 1 year ago
Hello! The Atlas of Design shows off some of the worldâs most beautiful and intriguing cartographic design. Every two years, we publish a new volume of full-color maps, selected from worldwide competition and judged by an expert panel. Happy to be part of Bluesky!
#maps
#cartography
#books
#design
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Kenneth Field
over 1 year ago
A quite monstrous Christmas map effort from @TfL. There's nothing redeeming about this whatsoever.
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Good morning
over 1 year ago
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Jo Wood
over 1 year ago
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 22: 2 colours I thought I'd make life difficult for myself with this one by being strict about only 2 colours. No grey scales; no 2 colours + background colour. Just 2. Halftone dots made up of mini moons to map a big moon:
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/t...
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Volcaholic
over 1 year ago
Video showing the carpark of the Blue Lagoon in Iceland being eaten by lava.... Via: MBL on X
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After 5 months the pond liner is down and the rain can do its thing to fill over the next few days
over 1 year ago
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Pretty certain the neighbourâs cat hates me
over 1 year ago
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2025 is another not great year for the Severn Bore.
over 1 year ago
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Andy Kirk
almost 2 years ago
If, like me, you're increasingly disinclined to pay Adobe's significant annual subs, here are two affordable lifetime-license alternative options I'm seriously looking at: (1) Affinity Designer (recently bought by Flourish-owner, Canva) -
affinity.serif.com/en-gb/design...
- has a 50% discount
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Graphic Design & Illustration Software | Affinity Designer
The best app for creatives and other professionals looking to create high-quality designs, concept art, illustrations, mock-ups and more. Get a free trial!
https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/designer/
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Ursula K. Le Guin
almost 2 years ago
We're delighted to announce a new future for Ursula's home in Portland, Oregon. The Le Guin family will donate the house to Literary Arts as a site for the Ursula K. Le Guin Writers Residency.
apnews.com/article/ursu...
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Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency
The former home of the late Ursula K. Le Guin is being readied to become a base for contemporary authors.
https://apnews.com/article/ursula-k-le-guin-home-writers-residency-8a119efb584b4446056c12405186f4fd
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The BFI Imax only has storage space for one more Christopher Nolan film.
almost 2 years ago
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Goodyear Europa. Fairoaks Airfield, Surrey 1984
about 2 years ago
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Winter bee
about 2 years ago
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January sunrise
about 2 years ago
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Januaryâs full (Wolf) moon over London last night.
about 2 years ago
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Helen Macdonald
about 2 years ago
Paperback cover dropped! ADORING this vibe
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Kenneth Field
about 2 years ago
How do you like your pies? Here's a fresh serving of 'moonpies' - a new flavour of pie symbology with a downloadable style for ArcGIS Pro. Read about it in my blog 'Pie in the sky'
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
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After 11 days stuck sick at home I finally made it out for a walk this morning.
about 2 years ago
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outside the window of the HSBC
over 2 years ago
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Echoes in the Sky
over 2 years ago
âSanta Claus in the [first] Goodyear Blimp âPilgrimââ (1925, via
www.airships.net/blog/santa-r...
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Itâs always an omen when your phone wasnât connected properly and didnât charge overnight. 18% and falling.
over 2 years ago
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Finding the book you spent three years working on at the national theatre bookshop is a treat. A great Christmas gift etc etc etc
over 2 years ago
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