Comments on: World Chess Board Map

By: » Mapping Victoria around the world

» Mapping Victoria around the world — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:33:51 +0000

[...] Earlier on this evening, I posted out my last batch of Christmas cards, leaving just a few local ones for the morning. Then I get a Swiss Cottage (London) address for a friend from Hong Kong. The idea of the CBM (Chess Board Map) concept is that simple links between places can be drawn on a text file map which can be printed out rapidly on one sheet of A4 paper. The links don’t have to be geographical - the more lateral (INSIDE the box) the connection, the better - as long as it makes sense to the end user. [...]

By: » Actually, creative people DO think inside the box

» Actually, creative people DO think inside the box — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:52:59 +0000

[...] To me, thinking inside the box is a simple case of having an objective, and then defining the boundaries which are relevant for reaching that objective. For example, the Chess Board Map I posted a couple of weeks ago might not make that much sense as a blog post, but it is very easy to explain in front of someone. I said I’d give it to my dad and let him work it out over the weekend. He’s back for the Christmas holiday now, and he worked out the first 20 or so cities in about 10 minutes. He did so, because it made sense to him. Likewise, the map was a lively discussion point with a fellow travel website owner at a Christmas party last week, because again, he thinks visually too. [...]

By: » You might be on my Christmas Card List, but I still need a postal address

» You might be on my Christmas Card List, but I still need a postal address — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:28:09 +0000

[...] I’ve never really done Christmas Cards in a big way before, but I promise that Flightmapping’s 2008 cards will be a much cherished item in years to come - they are limited to an edition of just 100, and based on the World Chessboard Map concept mentioned in my earlier post. I still think most people don’t quite understand it yet, but that is because, for once, I have produced something that is just TOO SIMPLE - and everyone is expecting something from me to be complicated (AVril LavignE ringing in ears). [...]

By: World Chess Board Map - Affiliate Marketing

World Chess Board Map - Affiliate Marketing — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:03:57 +0000

[...] World Chess Board Map And now for something completely different. Flightmapping invites you to imagine the world as a chess board, and take yourself around it in 80 dots: We’ve got you started with Anchorage (top left) and Dunedin (bottom right). For further clues, drop me an email or comment on the blog: World Chess Board Map __________________ James Avery Founder - Flightmapping.com. http://www.flightmapping.com/ [...]