By: Joe Gomez
It’s been a wild year of big announcements and beautiful maps. Here are the blogs you read the most:
1. A new kind of map: it’s about time
By: Peter Liu
Recently, we’ve been thinking of a visualization that cuts directly to the way in which people make decisions about where to go: what would a map look like if we swept the physical world away completely, in favor of the time needed to move around it?
2. Mapbox helps power Snap Map
By: Bersabel Tadesse
Snapchat’s release of Snap Map completely changes the way I explore the world, discover content, and connect with friends.
3. How I built a wind map with WebGL
This year, I decided to finally confront my fears and build something non-trivial with WebGL on my own. 2D wind simulation looked like a perfect opportunity — it’s useful, visually stunning, and challenging, yet it still felt attainable in scope. I was surprised to discover that it was much less scary than it looked!
4. Dots vs. polygons: How I choose the right visualization
By: Amy Lee Walton
When I start designing a map I consider: How do I want the viewer to read the information on my map? Do I want them to see how a measurement varies across a geographic area at a glance? Do I want to show the level of variability within a specific region? Or do I want to indicate busy pockets of activity or the relative volume/density within an area?
5. SoftBank leads $164 million Series C Funding
By: Eric Gundersen
❤️ to all developers, partners, and customers building with us over the years. As a platform, we live vicariously through what you create with our tools — your success is our success. The passion, focus and desire to win by the entire Mapbox team built this amazing platform. We’re just getting started.
Let us know your favorite blogs of the year on twitter, Mapbox. Cheers to more maps and more stories in 2018! 🍻
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