America is too big for the Great American Novel
Map fans and book lovers: Now that’s a Venn diagram with a big overlap. Why? “Because, like books, maps contain stories . When you’re reading a map, in your head you’re imagining a narrative to go along with it,” Ben Gibson says. Big Think’s design director, Ben is also the co-founder of Pop Char t , where he gets to produce in poster format all the things that would otherwise keep bouncing…
While maps and books both contain stories, the connection between them runs deep. Ben Gibson, a design director and co-founder of Pop Chart, created the Literary Map of the United States, which pins over 400 novels across the American landscape. This impressive work is not just a beautiful poster, but a text in its own right, capable of being interpreted in various ways. The map demonstrates how literature tied to specific locations, real or fictional, can capture our imaginations and transform those places.
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