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Cartography of the unseen

“BlindWiki is a location-based audio network where citizens who are blind or partially sighted use smartphones to share their findings by posting sound recordings. The platform does not just contain information about difficulties and barriers but is also a repository

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Cartography of the unseen

“BlindWiki is a location-based audio network where citizens who are blind or partially sighted use smartphones to share their findings by posting sound recordings. The platform does not just contain information about difficulties and barriers but is also a repository

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Cartography comparison: Google maps & Apple maps

An article that describes the differences between Google Maps & Apple Maps.

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Cartography comparison: Google maps & Apple maps

An article that describes the differences between Google Maps & Apple Maps.

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[urban interfaces] situated media, art, and performance making public spaces. Proposal for submissions!

Proposal & Call for submissions to a collection of essays that puts forward the notion of [urban interfaces] as the lens through which to explore how situated media, art, and performances constitute and construct contemporary urban public spaces. Since September 2014 I’ve

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[urban interfaces] situated media, art, and performance making public spaces. Proposal for submissions!

Proposal & Call for submissions to a collection of essays that puts forward the notion of [urban interfaces] as the lens through which to explore how situated media, art, and performances constitute and construct contemporary urban public spaces. Since September 2014 I’ve

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The information Age is over: welcome to the Experience Age

An interesting article about performativity (and ephemerality) in the digital age. “The real innovation of Snapchat’s ephemeral messages isn’t that they self-destruct. It’s that they force us to break the accumulation habit we brought over from desktop computing. The result is that

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The information Age is over: welcome to the Experience Age

An interesting article about performativity (and ephemerality) in the digital age. “The real innovation of Snapchat’s ephemeral messages isn’t that they self-destruct. It’s that they force us to break the accumulation habit we brought over from desktop computing. The result is that

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The surreal art of Google Earth

Surreal Google Earth images break the illusion of digital mapping Postcards from Google Earth   

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The surreal art of Google Earth

Surreal Google Earth images break the illusion of digital mapping Postcards from Google Earth   

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Performative Mapping game

Performative Mapping is a Location Based Mobile Game in which site-specific tasks are performed, inspired by a site’s use, rituals, acoustics, history, etc. A description of the task is uploaded in audio, text and/or image. As the file is geo-referenced

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Performative Mapping game

Performative Mapping is a Location Based Mobile Game in which site-specific tasks are performed, inspired by a site’s use, rituals, acoustics, history, etc. A description of the task is uploaded in audio, text and/or image. As the file is geo-referenced

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Measuring Java & Buurtinzicht: tools to help make blueprints of a neighbourhood

On the 22nd of April 2016 I organised a workshop together with Wouter Meys, Maarten Groen and Nazli Cila from Citizen Data Lab at University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam. Jelle Vrieswijk (a communication multimedia design student) assisted in the graphic communication and

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Measuring Java & Buurtinzicht: tools to help make blueprints of a neighbourhood

On the 22nd of April 2016 I organised a workshop together with Wouter Meys, Maarten Groen and Nazli Cila from Citizen Data Lab at University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam. Jelle Vrieswijk (a communication multimedia design student) assisted in the graphic communication and

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Multiple Performative Mapping: a Way to Challenge Spatial Configurations

Conference Session Call Multiple Performative Mapping for TRADERS MEDIATIONS Conference at RCA London (November 2016). Chaired by myself together with David Hamers. Multiple Performative Mapping: a way to challenge spatial configurations With the widespread adoption of mobile phones it is

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Multiple Performative Mapping: a Way to Challenge Spatial Configurations

Conference Session Call Multiple Performative Mapping for TRADERS MEDIATIONS Conference at RCA London (November 2016). Chaired by myself together with David Hamers. Multiple Performative Mapping: a way to challenge spatial configurations With the widespread adoption of mobile phones it is

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A Manifesto for Urban Interfacing

Submitted: 10-11-2015 A manifesto for [urban interfaces]  Keywords: performativity, mapping, public realm Maps are products of design processes. There are a lot of decisions to be made and every decision influences the final outcome of the reality that is portrayed.

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A Manifesto for Urban Interfacing

Submitted: 10-11-2015 A manifesto for [urban interfaces]  Keywords: performativity, mapping, public realm Maps are products of design processes. There are a lot of decisions to be made and every decision influences the final outcome of the reality that is portrayed.

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How a Mapmaker Who Rejects Cartography Can Help You Find Yourself

The interview with Dennis Wood can be read here.

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How a Mapmaker Who Rejects Cartography Can Help You Find Yourself

The interview with Dennis Wood can be read here.

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