Saskia Jordá has no sense of direction. “I am directionally challenged,” the Venezuelan artist admits. “If you let me loose somewhere, I don’t know the difference between north and south. I walk into ...

It’s hard to look at the news this year without seeing a red and blue map of the United States. These maps are a national obsession, and they have a long history, but they’re also deeply flawed. You ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Every map makes compromises. The Mercator projection, which sacrifices accurate geography for nice, straight lines, is a classic example. Electoral cartograms, which visualize the political climates ...

A map can show much more than rivers, roads, and political boundaries. It can express an attitude. Saul Steinberg’s famous New Yorker cover illustration, called “View from 9th Avenue,” shows a ...

The economy’s stacked against us.

For a different perspective on the 2008 indicators from the US National Science Foundation, take a look at Nature's cartograms. Words and maps by Declan Butler. Science indicators make for compulsive ...