Axis Maps (Andy, Ben, Dave, Mark, and I) just released indiemapper, a sweet browser-based thematic and reference mapping application.
For some more indie maps, check out our gallery. To try it out, just head over to indiemapper.com: you can sign up for a free 30 day trial without entering a credit card; after your trial, [...]
I’m quite interested in cartograms, and my thesis — for which I begin user testing this week — concerns their effectiveness across varying designs. Cartograms have never been easy to make, and until recently were largely produced only in university computer science or cartography departments. Now, though, a few applications manage to free [...]