Martin Vargic Explained

Birth Name:Martin Vargic
Birth Date:10 March 1998
Birth Place:Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Nationality: Slovakia
Area:Cartography
Digital art
Notable Works:Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps, Map of the Internet, Map of Stereotypes, The World - Climate Change
Website:http://www.halcyonmaps.com

Martin Vargic[1] is a Slovak artist and author, best known for his book "Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps",[2] and "Map of the Internet".

Maps

Vargic publishes all of his works (chiefly maps and charts) on his website, halcyonmaps.com.[3]

On 15 January 2014, Vargic published the "Map of the Internet" on Deviantart.[4] It is a conceptual artwork that depicts the largest websites and software companies as sovereign nations on a stylized political map of the world, scaled according to their traffic and Alexa ratings. It was first featured in media on 30 January 2014, after a design and technology blog Gizmodo wrote an article on the subject.[5]

Following week, the map was featured on a wide variety of news sites and blogs in over 20 countries, most notably on The Independent,[6] Fox News,[7] The Huffington Post[8] and Business Insider.[9]

In addition to the "Map of the Internet", Vargic has recently published a wide variety of other maps, notably "The World - Climate Change",[10] depicting the world after 260-ft sea level rise,[11] the "Map of Stereotypes"[12] and a number of other maps and charts.

In September 2015, Vargic published his first book, Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps.

Notes and References

  1. News: Mitchell. Billy . Billy Mitchell . This Is Probably the Best Map of the Internet You've Ever Seen . InTheCapital . 2014-02-21. Washington D.C. . 2014-02-03.
  2. Book: Vargic, Martin. Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps . 2015-09-18. .
  3. Web site: Halcyonmaps.com . 2015-03-06. Vargic. Martin. 2014-03-06.
  4. Web site: Map of the Internet 1.0 . 2014-02-21 . Vargic . Martin . 2014-01-15 .
  5. Web site: This Beautiful Map of the Internet Is Insanely Detailed . 2014-02-21 . Condliffe . Jamie . 2014-01-30 .
  6. News: Vincent . James . Map of the Internet 1.0: Explore this beautiful, hand-drawn map of the online world . . 2014-02-21 . London . 2014-02-03.
  7. News: Kaplan. Jeremy . Jeremy Kaplan . Slovak artist creates stunning map of the Internet . . 2014-02-21. 2014-01-31.
  8. News: Guarini . Drew . Drew Guarini . Where Would You Live On This Amazing Map Of The Internet? . . 2014-02-21. 2014-01-30 .
  9. Web site: This Mythical Map Of The Internet Is Brilliant . 2014-02-21 . . Szoldra . Paul . 2014-02-04 .
  10. News: Artist's Sea Level Rise Map Envisions A World Of New Seas And Coastlines . . 2014-02-21 . 2014-01-30.
  11. Web site: The World - Climate Change . 2014-02-21 . Vargic . Martin . 2014-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225123239/http://www.halcyonmaps.com/the-world-rising-sea-level/ . 2014-02-25 .
  12. Web site: The World - Stereotypes . 2014-02-17 . Vargic . Martin . 2014-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225122822/http://www.halcyonmaps.com/the-world-stereotypes/ . 2014-02-25 .

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