Comments on: A Bit More on Map Pins

By: John Krygier

John Krygier — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:33:16 +0000

I included that quote in my “Making Maps” book! John K.

By: Felix

Felix — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:30:16 +0000

“I want to hang a map of the world in my house, then I am going to put pins into all the locations I have traveled to, but first I will have to travel to the top two corners of the map, so it won’t fall down”
– Mitch Hedberg

By: Nisha Haq

Nisha Haq — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:40:27 +0000

hi
thanks for this post
you’ve really inspired me for my graphic design project on cartography, map making/designs and typography. :)
i love the in depth look in map pins and how the importance of it in crime investigation.
also enjoyed your ‘Word Maps | Words on Maps | Map Typography’ post :D
great stuff!
Nisha

By: Map Pinning Boston | Bostonography

Map Pinning Boston | Bostonography — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:36:49 +0000

[...] Methods for Presenting Facts (1919), Willard Brinton, who has been discussed in two Making Maps posts, offered up a somewhat lengthy description of a do-it-yourself approach to building a pin map [...]

By: J. Edgar Hoover FBI map | Open Geography

J. Edgar Hoover FBI map | Open Geography — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:12:09 +0000

[...] Via Making Maps DIY Cartography [...]

By: Penny

Penny — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:11:35 +0000

I wonder if anyone really made their own map pins? Oral historians of 20c. cartography might know. If I tried to make map pins to those directions, it would probably end in me burning down my house, or at least scorching some kitchen cabinets. And mmm, melting borax. (Tidbit I just learned: “borax” is a Persian word.)