You are probably more familiar with the cards, and if you are the United States, you ' re probably familiar with the maps of our great country, often strange. You have seen the limits of states and points of cities, various roads and side streets, and maybe some altitude indications in shades of green and brown.
But what about all the other details? There are several ways to map an area of land, and Michael Pecirno is doing exactly that. The artist and designer based in London, wants to go beyond the traditional card and instead show another way of looking at the earth and its inhabitants.
Urbanization
Michael Pecirno
The hardwood forests
Michael Pecirno
Evergreen forests
Michael Pecirno
By focusing on one topic, such as trees, water and corn, these cards give us new insight into what is happening in different regions from the country. We can see that hardwood forests are the eastern half of the country, while conifers dominate the west, with open plains that dominates the center. As they are separated, we can easily see the information and compare it to other cards.
Grassland
Michael Pecirno
shrubland
Michael Pecirno
Cornfields
Michael Pecirno
Cornfields take up close five percent of the continental United States it is easy to understand that the number, but this card allows us to see the data and say that it is in the country.
Water, excluding Great Lakes
Michael Pecirno
Pecirno the project is underway and will be expanded soon. Each new card will concentrate on one subject, and all the cards will give us a complete picture of the country, his land and his people. Pecirno uses research from the USDA and various other sources to create its maps. Visit their website to monitor the project and see what happens in your hometown.
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