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A Physical Object
So, what is this thing going to look like? The Atlas of Design is meant to be a showcase of beautiful and inspiring work, and we realized early on that this meant we had to make sure the physical book,...
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Press Check on Monday Morning
We couldn’t take too many photographs, but here’s a shot of one of the color proofs we received last week, side-by-side with the less-glossy press proof of the same section.
View ArticleChoosing the Finalists
So, a few weeks ago we announced the final selections for the Atlas of Design. Twenty-seven great examples of some of the world’s great cartography. Today we want to talk about how those selections...
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Three Questions: Ben Sheesley, Axis Maps
To give you all a chance to learn a little bit more about the brilliant folks whose works fill the Atlas of Design, we’re kicking off a series of three-question interviews with some of our...
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Three Questions: Adam Wilbert, CartoGaia
For the second in our series of short interviews with Atlas of Design contributors, we bring you Adam Wilbert, the mastermind behind Oyster Appellations of the Pacific Northwest, Sheet 2 of 4: Northern...
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Order the Atlas of Design
Two years in the making, the Atlas of Design is now available for purchase. Order yours today. And tell everyone you know.
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Three Questions: Cameron Booth
For the third in our series of short interviews with Atlas of Design contributors, we bring you Cameron Booth, brilliant designer, transit map nerd and cartographer of U.S. Numbered Highways as a...
View ArticleHuffington Post Preview
We’re honored to be featured on the Huffington Post Books page today. If you’re looking to read part of the book before you purchase, they’ve got an excerpt from the opening essay, and previews of...
View ArticleSold Out!
After just five weeks, we have sold out of the initial print run of the Atlas of Design! The project has been a success beyond our wildest expectations, and that’s been on account of all of you out...
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A Preview of the Selections
The layout is done, we’ve got copyright releases from everyone, and we’re just a few small adjustments away from delivering files to the press. Now, at long last, we can begin to share with you the...
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Last Check
We ran off and checked a final internal proof copy today before we deliver our files to the printer. It’s nearly 50′ long!
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Back in Print
Back by popular demand, a second printing of the Atlas of Design is now available for purchase. Order yours today. And tell everyone you know.
View ArticleTranslators Sought
Fellow map enthusiasts, the Atlas of Design needs your help! We’re looking for volunteer translators to help take our project to the next level, putting it squarely in front of a global audience. The...
View ArticleTransitions
Friends of the Atlas, As preparations get under way for the 2014 edition of our project, we wanted to let you know that we’ve had some staffing changes here at AoD headquarters: Tim Wallace has decided...
View ArticleAtlas of Design at Greenville
The Atlas of Design will be available for purchase at the NACIS 2013 Annual Meeting in Greenville, SC! To make sure we don’t sell out before you have a chance to grab a copy, send an email to...
View ArticleUpdated Website and Upcoming CFP
Friendly mappers, We’re excited to announce the release of our new website (on our new website)! Much has been simmering since the first release of the Atlas of Design in October 2012. As you may be...
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Photos of Volume I
As part of our website redesign, our colleague Caroline Rose took some really great photographs of Volume I. They’re wonderful, but we don’t have room on the main page to show all of them, so we wanted...
View Article2014 Call for Submissions
Friends of the Atlas, We’re very excited to release the Call for Submissions for the 2014 edition of the Atlas of Design! We want to build on the success of the 2012 edition and produce an even better...
View ArticleOnward to Judging
The Call for Submissions for the 2014 edition of the Atlas of Design ended last week. In total, we received nearly 300 submissions, handily outpacing the number received for the first Atlas. The...
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