Every so often Randall Monroe puts up a map-related xkcd cartoon, and each time I dutifully post about it. This morning’s is called “Bad Map Projection: Liquid Resize.” Or: when Photoshop algorithms attack.
xkcd’s Liquid Resize Map Projection
Tag: xkcd
xkcd’s U.S. State Names
Randall is messing with us again in today’s xkcd, which assigns malapropisms and synophones to U.S. state names. The results are about what you’d expect.
Previously: xkcd’s United States Map.
xkcd’s British Map
Today’s xkcd is a British map labelled by an American. It’s another one of those where the longer you stare at it, the more it hurts. Randall’s messing with us again.
xkcd’s Map Age Guide
Today’s xkcd is a flowchart for figuring out the age of an undated world map. Look carefully.
xkcd’s United States Map
Today’s xkcd is a map of the United Sta—wait … what has Randall done? My eyes … they’re bleeding.
‘Basically Just Population Maps’
In response to The End of Maps in Seven Charts, Duncan Jackson writes to point out the above xkcd comic from 23 November 2012, which says something quite similar about maps that really just show population density.