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Gorgeous maps and infographics by Stefanie Posavec

Gorgeous maps and infographics by Stefanie Posavec that map the literary geography of Jack Kerouac's On the Road.

The maps visually represent the rhythm and structure of Kerouac's literary space, creating works that are not only gorgeous from the point of view of graphic design, but also exhibit scientific rigor and precision in their formulation: meticulous scouring the surface of the text, highlighting and noting sentence length, prosody and themes, Posavec's approach to the text is not unlike that of a surveyor. And similarly, the act is near reverential in its approach and the results are stunning graphical displays of the nature of the subject. The literary organism, rhythm textures and sentence drawings are truly gorgeous pieces.

The sentence drawings are really worth checking out.

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This entry was published on April 07, 2008 at 08:30 am.

Tags for this entry:  art  infoviz  maps  stefanieposavec  jackkerouac  ontheroad  books 

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