Martin Vargic

Martin Vargic
Self-portrait photograph
Born	Martin Vargic (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26) Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Nationality	Slovak
Area(s)	Cartography Digital art
Notable works	Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps, Map of the Internet, Map of Stereotypes, The World - Climate Change
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.

References

1. Mitchell, Billy (2014-02-03). "This Is Probably the Best Map of the Internet You've Ever Seen". InTheCapital. Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. Vargic, Martin (2015-09-18). Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps. ASIN 071818114X.
3. Vargic, Martin (2014-03-06). "Halcyonmaps.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
4. Vargic, Martin (2014-01-15). "Map of the Internet 1.0". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
5. Condliffe, Jamie (2014-01-30). "This Beautiful Map of the Internet Is Insanely Detailed". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
6. Vincent, James (2014-02-03). "Map of the Internet 1.0: Explore this beautiful, hand-drawn map of the online world". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
7. Kaplan, Jeremy (2014-01-31). "Slovak artist creates stunning map of the Internet". Fox News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
8. Guarini, Drew (2014-01-30). "Where Would You Live On This Amazing Map Of The Internet?". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
9. Szoldra, Paul (2014-02-04). "This Mythical Map Of The Internet Is Brilliant". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
10. "Artist's Sea Level Rise Map Envisions A World Of New Seas And Coastlines". Huffington Post. 2014-01-30. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
11. Vargic, Martin (2014-02-17). "The World - Climate Change". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
12. Vargic, Martin (2014-02-17). "The World - Stereotypes". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-17.

External links

• Official website