Blind maps and blue dots : the blurring of the producer-user divide in the production of visual information / Joost Grootens.

Main entry:

Grootens, Joost, author.

Title & Author:

Blind maps and blue dots : the blurring of the producer-user divide in the production of visual information / Joost Grootens.

Publication:

Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2021]
©2021

Description:

192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Concepts and methods -- 2. Positioning -- 3. The blue dot -- 4. The Strava global heatmap -- 5. The situation in Syria -- 6. Conclusion: A post-representational approach to graphic design.

Summary:

The shift towards digital modes of production has fundamentally changed both cartography and graphic design. The omni-present computer, the interactive possibilities of digital media and the direct exchange of visual information through networks have blurred the distinction between designers and users of visual information. Blind Maps and Blue Dots is the first work to explore the disappearing boundaries between producers and users of maps. Using three mapmaking practices as examples--the Blue Dot, the location function in Google Maps; the Strava Global Heatmap, a world map showing the activities of a fitness app; and the "Situation in Syria" maps, a regularly updated map of the Syrian conflict made by an Amsterdam teenager--renowned designer Joost Grootens shows the blurring of the binary distinction between producing and using, ultimately offering a whole new approach to graphic design

ISBN:

9783037786581 (paperback)
3037786582 (paperback)

Subject:

Internet in cartography.
Cartography Data processing.
Graphic arts Data processing.
Digital mapping.
Internet en cartographie.
Arts graphiques Informatique.
Cartographie par ordinateur.

Form/genre:

Academic Dissertation
Theses.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Thèses et écrits académiques.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 310086
Call No.: BIB 255213
Status: Missing

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