Cartographic mash-ups

October 28, 2013 7:15 PM

Tubism combines the London Tube (or metro map of choice) with any imaginable topic: wine, LGBT celebrities, or songs about Paris. "Tubists may create aesthetic experiences, but presenting information in unexpected ways is usually a higher priority."
posted by spamandkimchi (7 comments total)

As a fan of the Tube map from when I first saw them as a kid, this is wonderful -- thanks for posting it!
posted by dylanjames at 7:34 PM on October 28, 2013

"Tubists may create aesthetic experiences, but presenting information in unexpected ways is usually a higher priority."

Perhaps the best defense for the existence of the Tuba, as well.
posted by chambers at 8:02 PM on October 28, 2013 [1 favorite]

Now that I know the meme, it seems Buzzfeed did it in March, Pinterest has a tubism page, and a CSS tube map was here in the blue. Still, one can never have too many pretty maps (in my opinion). Oh, don't forget the wonderful live transit maps recently discussed here and here.
posted by dylanjames at 8:25 PM on October 28, 2013 [1 favorite]

This is damned interesting. It's as if Phenomenology and Semiotics had a baby.

This seems like a perfect fit for a map of interconnected historical events. History is too non-linear for a flowchart, and too complex to be accurately described by a timeline. I could see something like that as a companion piece for James Burke's Connections series, as well as his web-oriented project, the Knowledge Web.
posted by chambers at 8:28 PM on October 28, 2013

Axe Land: No, It's Not The Awesome Thing You're Thinking Of
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 8:33 PM on October 28, 2013 [1 favorite]

I was expecting a web site where you enter the text and it generates a tube map for you. That would be much cooler.
posted by w0mbat at 9:29 PM on October 28, 2013

Ugh. Axe: sticking its dick-nose into everything and instantly turning it into a Fratty Rape Party.
posted by Mooseli at 10:46 AM on October 29, 2013