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 The Art of Summer:  The Words We Live By
By DWIGHT GARNER
A day of wandering the semantic landscape of Manhattan with an eye out for everyday words: the language of street signs and menus, MetroCards and T-shirts.

Using Flickr Geotags to Map the World's Cities

Photographer Eric Fischer uses Flickr's geotags to create city maps that show the places of intense human interest.

• Article in Fast Company
• Flickr: Visualizations of Locals and Tourists

200th Birthday for the Map That Made New York

By SAM ROBERTS

Published: March 20, 2011

Henry James condemned it a century ago as a “primal topographic curse.” Rem Koolhaas, the architect and urbanist, countered that its two-dimensional form created “undreamed-of freedom for three-dimensional anarchy.” More recently, two historians described its map, regardless of its flaws, as “the single most important document in New York City’s development.”

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Interactive historic maps

INNOVATIONS IN INTERACTIVITY: WHERE TECHNOLOGY & PLACEMAKING INTERSECT

The demand for interactivity has reshaped every aspect of our culture. No longer content to simply observe and absorb, we expect to shape our environment and personalize our experience. Held at San Francisco’s beautiful new McLoughlin Gallery, this salon will explore how cities, neighborhoods and cultural organizations are using interactive media to engage people in public spaces and create a sense of place. Join our eclectic panel as they show innovations from around the globe and hypothesize where this trend is going. Debate encouraged!

http://www.7story.net/salons.html

Wednesday, February 23
5:15 pm reception
6-7:30 program
Details/Tickets : http://enlightenedspaces5.eventbrite.com

Workshop
PUBLIC SPACE AS MIXED REALITY: ART, DESIGN & COMMUNITY IN A DIGITAL WORLD http://enlightenedspaces6.eventbrite.com/
Saturday, February 26
10-4
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... helping cities, neighborhoods and organizations understand the identity or "story" of a place and bring it to life through innovative art and design...