Lab 3: Harper's Ferry Redux

The Shape and Form of Letters

This week we are tasked with finding a intriguing typography example.

Wow. Cartography is not a dying art.
From http://store.axismaps.com/ Here's their story- http://axismaps.com/company.php

Graticule Grati2d

Thank you, Karl Mollweide. Without you, I would have never met the Illustrator Transform pain pane. Its elegance, like your projection, is understated.

Projection Foolishness

As the mnemonic goes: Projections make Cartographers SADD.
But, I found two happy little distortions:

Is the Polyconic Projection joyous because it listens to the Polyphonic Spree?

 The Hammer Retroazimuthal Projection

Hammertime! This projection is interactive... elsewhere.
Follow this link-  http://www.jasondavies.com/maps/hammer-retroazimuthal/

Both examples from GIS Lounge April 1st, 2013.