U.S. Interstates as a Subway Map

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Cameron Booth’s depiction of the States’ highways as a subway system is interesting both for its visual appeal and the fact that Booth, an Australian living in Portland, used London’s notorious Tube map as the foundation for his design. A challenging map to devise, it took Booth a full year and several iterations to perfect.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Happy Kurt Cobain, a massive solar-powered boat, phantom pocket watches and more in our look at the web this week

1. Bike Planters Using a 3D printer, Atlanta-based designer Colleen Jordan creates small planters that you can wear around your neck or strap to your bike, allowing you to take your favorite succulent on a little adventure. 2. Shawn Stussy’s S/Double Studio Seth Epstein spends a day filming Shawn Stussy, who makes shaping surfboards for his line S/Double look as rad as surfing itself. 3. …

Mac Ghosts

Happy Kurt Cobain, a massive solar-powered boat, phantom pocket watches and more in our look at the web this week

A series of videos by Emilio Gomariz uses the Mac OS to create desktop performances from moving files and folders. Testing the limits of the system, Gomariz exploits features like color coding and hot corners to achieve these mesmerizing effects.