An amazing story of a promising architecture student who loses everything as war sweeps across his country, and restarts life in America, just as the new tech region of Silicon Valley begins to grow. For those interested in the 20th century cartography, the growth of Silicon Valley, or just needing an inspirational story. Here is just a portion of an interview with artist, map maker and enduring creator, Pham Bach Phi.
https://newprojectionspodcast.com/pham-bach-phi-from-vietnam-to-silicon-valley/
He was the founder Pierson Graphics, a long-time cartographic publisher for Denver and the front range, that had a well established reputation for quality and dependability. This interview follows something of the arc of his life, from the family’s navigator and map-reader, to an architecture student that was drawn into the world of map making. Does focus on his series of birds eye views for cities, which were inspired by seeing Hermann Bollmann’s famous NYC map, Francis’ approach, and his life in cartography.
https://newprojectionspodcast.com/francis-j.-pierson-denvers-own-mapmaker/
From a lifetime of practical experience in community work, wrestling with the structures that form and direct peoples, Frank Romo (https://www.romogis.com/)has had an expanding perspective on the human experience. In this conversation we get to discuss his landmark, interactive "Black Lives Matter Map" (https://blm-map.com/), as well as his background and works such as the "Murals In Detroit" ( https://muralsindetroit.com/) He's passionate about making cartographic works to illuminate the complexities of right now, from the individual to the collective, and impacting our culture's dialogue. This is just a portion of an energizing and challenging conversation with Frank Romo.
A young employee at the Harris Seybold printing company always loved those framed painting of classic books. They hung in the offices, those original paintings, and were mostly done by artist and illustrator Everett Henry. They were extraordinary in their visual ability to represent the geography, plot and drama of a story in a single visual. Everett Henry literally could convert a book into a type of map. This young employee, Rich Foley, spent years at the company, and as the business changed ownership, he always kept tabs on what happened to those painting. He always made sure new management knew their story and that they were important... and should end up in a good home. Even in retirement he...
Newspapers were the essential means to disseminating knowledge for centuries, and inevitably they would need to include maps to convey the latest news about the realm of politics, international conflict, or the new discoveries in exploration. From newspapers that featured maps, to the very images used by the Associated Press to convey the latest about Space Exploration, here's a quick introduction.
