Zuccotti Park has been all over the news the past few weeks due to the many people living there as part of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. And it would make sense that many would assume that this park is one of the many public parks in New York City, but in this instance that …
We came across a great post from Matthew Ericson from the New York Times who works there as a Deputy Graphics Director. His work seems to fall into the geographic space but also the graphic space and he offers some great insights into when you should and should not create maps. This is a topic that is …
Over the past few weeks it has been difficult to turn on the news an not hear about Occupy Wall Street, the grassroots movement to lobby for economic equality. The movement has caught fire across the nation and the world spawning hundreds of ‘occupations’. Organizing such a monumental movement is a major task for …
It became abundantly clear to the world with the release of Jay-Z’s 2009 hit “Empire State of Mind” that New York City is his continued source of artistic inspiration. But he is not the first musician to see the city as a canvas for musical development and he certainly won’t be the last. Musicians have always used …
