Martin Vargic

Martin Vargic
Born Martin Vargic
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Nationality Slovak
Area(s) Cartography
Digital art
Notable works
 Map of the Internet, Map of Stereotypes, The World - Climate Change

http://www.halcyonmaps.com'''

Martin Vargic[1] is a Slovak artist, writer and entepreneur, best known for his maps, notably "Map of the Internet", that went viral in late January 2014[2]

Works

Vargic publishes all of his works (chiefly maps and charts) on his website, halcyonmaps.com[3]

On the 15.th of 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 became an international media hit on 30.th of 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, most notable being "The World - Climate Change",[10] depicting the world after 260-ft sea level rise, an attempt to increase awareness over the issue of Global Warming.[11] Another Vargic's medialized works include the Map of Stereotypes[12] and a number of other maps and charts.

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Billy (2014-02-03). "This Is Probably the Best Map of the Internet You've Ever Seen". InTheCapital (Washington D.C.). Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ↑ Prigg, Mark (2014-01-30). "You are here: Artist creates vintage 'world map' of the online universe". Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-03-06). "Halcyonmaps.com". Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  4. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-01-15). "Map of the Internet 1.0.". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  5. ↑ Condliffe, Jamie (2014-01-30). "This Beautiful Map of the Internet Is Insanely Detailed". 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). Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  7. ↑ Kaplan, Jeremy (2014-01-31). "Slovakian artist creates stunning map of the Internet". Fox News. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  8. ↑ Guarini, Drew (2014-01-30). "Where Would You Live On This Amazing Map Of The Internet?". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  9. ↑ Szoldra, Paul (2014-02-04). "This Mythical Map Of The Internet Is Brilliant". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Artist's Sea Level Rise Map Envisions A World Of New Seas And Coastlines". The Huffington Post. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-21. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  11. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-02-17). "The World - Climate Change". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  12. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-02-17). "The World - Stereotypes". Retrieved 2014-02-17.

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