Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps: The Atlas of Everything You Never Knew You Needed to Know - Rilegato

Vargic, Martin

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 071818114X ISBN 13: 9780718181147

Casa editrice: Michael Joseph, 2015

Riassunto

EXPLORE THE WORLD AS YOU NEVER KNEW IT WITH VARGIC'S ASTONISHING MISCELLANY OF CURIOUS MAPS.
This Atlas includes four fold out whole printed maps AND a double sided removable poster showing The Map of Stereotypes and The Map of Video Websites.

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Vargic's Miscellany is a collection of 64 maps and infographics.

See the world mapped out by stereotypes; discover the Internet in cartographical form; marvel at the maps of global technology and culture; and explore the world through infographics and statistics.

This wonderful and strange atlas is a treasure trove of interesting, unexpected and bizarre facts - a glorious celebration of our big beautiful diverse world.

Includes:
The Map of Stereotypes
Maps of Internet, YouTube and Gaming
Maps of Literature, Music and Sport
The Map of Separatist Europe
51 infographic maps - from lighting strikes to sexual partners, heavy metal bands to tractors

And many more . . .

Praise for Martin Vargic:

'Beautiful'
Independent

'It's a cliché to say an artist can change the way you look at the world - but Martin Vargic truly has'
www.nypost.com

'This is a must read'
www.visualnews.com

'Bitingly satirical'
www.slate.com

'A phenomenal collection'
www.independent.co.uk

'Amazing'
Daily Mail

'Gorgeous'
www.pastemagazine.com

'Martin Vargic's maps of the world look like they belong on parchment, hung on walls of estates that no one can really afford . . . but there's more to the world than piles of dirt and great swathes of sea water . . . his cartography creates an indirect commentary on how cultural proximities are every bit as relevant in the digital age as geographical ones'
www.bostonglobe.com

'Weird and wonderful'
www.mirror.co.uk

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Recensione:

Beautiful (Independent)

It's a cliché to say an artist can change the way you look at the world - but Martin Vargic truly has (www.nypost.com)

This is a must read (www.visualnews.com)

Bitingly satirical (www.slate.com)

A phenomenal collection (www.independent.co.uk)

Amazing (Daily Mail)

Gorgeous (www.pastemagazine.com)

Martin Vargic's maps of the world look like they belong on parchment, hung on walls of estates that no one can really afford . . . but there's more to the world than piles of dirt and great swathes of sea water . . . his cartography creates an indirect commentary on how cultural proximities are every bit as relevant in the digital age as geographical ones (www.bostonglobe.com)

Weird and wonderful (www.mirror.co.uk)

L'autore:

Martin Vargic (Author, Illustrator)
Martin Vargic is an amateur graphic designer from Slovakia who rose to international fame in late January 2014, when his work 'Map of the Internet 1.0' went viral, generating hundreds of thousands of hits and Facebook shares. His first book, Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps, pulled together more than 1,800 clichés and pop culture references into a series of maps based on stereotypical views of the world. It too received immediate media attention, and was prominently featured on a multitude of sites such as Slate, Huffington Post, Radio Times and many others.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Michael Joseph
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 071818114X
• ISBN 13: 9780718181147
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Disegnatore: Vargic Martin