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Why I Create
Why I Create
This was written for A Cartographer’s Story, a series of posts on “the power your maps have had within your own life”. I highly encourage…
Jay Mahabal
Feb 25, 2017
Hexagons are for squares
Hexagons are for squares
I came across this NPR article on using hexagons for tile maps recently. These types of maps, where states are abstracted to an equal-sized…
Jay Mahabal
Feb 18, 2016
Architectural Renderings
Architectural Renderings
CityLab had an article recently titled, “The Worst Architectural Renderings of 2015.” Contextualizing the piece was the submission phase of…
Jay Mahabal
Dec 30, 2015
This Is What I Want To Do
I recently found a Mike Bostock post on visualizing algorithms. It’s an amazing read and I’ve been trying to show it to as many people as…
Jay Mahabal
Dec 26, 2015
OMG! The Hyperbole of Culture Commentary
OMG! The Hyperbole of Culture Commentary
The New York Times had another piece that I felt it was my duty to comment on; this time, it was on the “Hyperbole of Internet Speak”. The…
Jay Mahabal
Dec 25, 2015
On “A Bookshop Where Everything Is Recommended”
The New York Times ran a story a while back on a New York bookstore founded on the principle of handpicked recommendations from famous and…
Jay Mahabal
Dec 24, 2015
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