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Jan 28, 2013

Illustrated Conservative and Liberal Maps of the World

You could get lost for hours inside artist Sandow Birk's  hand-painted two-part series, "A Conservative Map of the World" (above) and "A Liberal Map of the World" (below). Seen in light of Birk's other work - such as "American Qu'ran," "The Depravities of War," and "The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles," these pieces become more than just humorous topography, but engaging illustrations exploring the postive and negative aspects of either viewpoint,… read more

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Jan 09, 2013

Incredible White-On-Black Typographic World Map

"Constellations of white ink on black paper create a world of typography so mesmerizing you’ll have to be careful not to get lost."… read more

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Feb 29, 2012

Cast Iron Cookware Shaped Like U.S. States

Cast iron cookware? Awesome. Topography? The best. Family companies practicing traditional artisnal crafts and making amazing things? That you can actually buy? Can't beat that.

FeLion Studios has created the "Made in America"… read more

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Nov 02, 2010

Cinematic Topography: States Represented by Films

created at: 11/02/2010

Redditor subtonix made a map of the United States, describing each state by a film he thought best fit.

Fantastic idea, but some of the choices are likely to offend film fans and citizens alike. It seems the creator made some pretty intentional choices to poke fun at some states. Wayne's World for Delaware? The use of Jesus Camp, twice?! And for my own home state of Ohio...I've seen Gummo, and have been to Xenia. Not even… read more

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