Category Archives: Map
Geeky Flash Drives Part 3: Superman Fortress Crystal
The crystals in the Superman films had several functions: home construction, beacon, glow stick, ability to restore superpowers, and last but not least: data storage. Two of these things — data storage and the glow functionality — could easily translate to a USB flash drive. The end result is something that looks and behaves (to an extent) just like one of Superman’s crystals.
For this design a vanilla cap would cover the USB plug. Like the previous Ghostbusters design, there would be some LED lights built-in to indicate the device is in use. But one thing I’d like to see is an on-demand light, triggered by a button, allowing you to replicate the ‘glow stick’ feature of the crystal. The drive would need an on-board battery, preferably something that can be recharged (via USB, of course). There are so many keychain light and USB drive combos, so I feel this is an attainable design.
And as a lark it should come preloaded with a few documents about trees.
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Greendale Community College Map
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This is a 99% replica (slightly different font) of the map seen hanging in Dean Pelton’s office in the NBC show Community. This is a map I’ve been meaning to do for about a year since I saw it in the first episode of Season 3. Recently I saw a great picture someone snapped on the set, allowing me to finally go ahead without resorting to any guesswork.
Pretty straightforward in its appearance. However I noticed two things:
1. The graph for the numbers on the left and right side of the map actually skip the number 8, which threw me off for the longest time while illustrating this. That error remains intact.
2. I think there is a sight gag here. I’m not 100% sure, but it looks like a person. That’s all I want to say! If I list all the things I think I see here, you guys will tell me I need therapy (well, more so). Let’s just say it might involve sex, booze, and possible weaponry.
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Bay Area Rapid Transit Map - Super Mario Kart Style
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Now available as a high-res poster you can purchase here.
Yesterday I posted a work-in-progress (since deleted) of this map, and now I am happy to report I completed it. Was able to get the right pixel look I wanted for the track, making it look rendered by the SNES’ Mode 7. I also substituted the Blooper fishes for warp pipes, and added cul-de-sacs to the end of the tracks to undercut their ‘dead end’ nature.
To reiterate, this BART map is based on the Rainbow Road track from Mario Kart (SNES), which is why the terrain is dark. However I see a lot of transit maps using this look for the background, so it works pretty well if I may say so.
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Toronto TTC Subway/RT Map - Super Mario 3 Style
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You can buy a high-res poster of this map here.
UPDATE: In light of the TTC finalizing the names for the new extension, I have given the map an overhaul. Apologies to those who have purchased this previously, I thought the original map was future-proof!
If you want to see this image “dance”, please head to my Tumblr (click the image to enlarge).
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Wile E. Coyote Blueprint Posters Now Available
You can buy a poster of this image here. You can find wallpapers here.
As you can see I updated the art substantially since I released the wallpaper this past spring. I missed a few details, the largest being the whole box and its contents were tilted.
You can buy a poster of this image here. You can find wallpapers here.
Another mistake I made in the original wallpaper was placing a pile of birdseed rather than an ‘X’. I must have been thinking of another failed Wile E. Coyote plan.
For both I would like to add a grid to the background, but these are how they appeared in the cartoon.
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Jurassic Park Map - Yoshi’s Island Style
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Instead of a Super Mario map for a real train system, I thought I’d make a map for a fictional place: Isla Nublar, where the first Jurassic Park film is set. And what better style than Yoshi’s Island (Super Mario World 2) for the SNES?
I thought of including the fence and symbols for all the species of dinosaurs. However with Yoshi being the only dinosaur type and way too friendly to fence-up, those ideas went out the window. I did include Yoshi in his alternate vehicle forms.
