Martin Vargic

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Martin Vargic
Martin Vargic 3.jpg
Self-portrait photograph
BornMartin Vargic
(1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 27)
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
NationalityFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovak
Area(s) Cartography
Digital art
Notable works
Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps, Map of the Internet, Map of Stereotypes, The World - Climate Change
http://www.halcyonmaps.com

Martin Vargic [1] is a Slovak artist and author, best known for his book "Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps", [2] and "Map of the Internet", that went viral in late January 2014. [3]

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Maps

Vargic publishes all of his works (chiefly maps and charts) on his website, halcyonmaps.com. [4]

On 15 January 2014, Vargic published the "Map of the Internet" on DeviantArt. [5] 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 was first featured in media on 30 January 2014, after a design and technology blog Gizmodo wrote an article on the subject. [6]

Following week, the map was featured on a wide variety of news sites and blogs in over 20 countries, most notably on The Independent, [7] Fox News, [8] The Huffington Post [9] and Business Insider. [10]

In addition to the "Map of the Internet", Vargic has recently published a wide variety of other maps, notably "The World - Climate Change", [11] depicting the world after 260-ft sea level rise, [12] the "Map of Stereotypes" [13] and a number of other maps and charts.

In September 2015, Vargic published his first book, Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps.

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Billy (2014-02-03). "This Is Probably the Best Map of the Internet You've Ever Seen". InTheCapital. Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2015-09-18). Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps. ASIN   071818114X.
  3. ↑ Vincent, James (2014-01-31). "Map of the Internet 1.0: Explore this beautiful, hand-drawn map of the". The Independent . Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  4. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-03-06). "Halcyonmaps.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  5. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-01-15). "Map of the Internet 1.0". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  6. ↑ Condliffe, Jamie (2014-01-30). "This Beautiful Map of the Internet Is Insanely Detailed". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  7. ↑ Vincent, James (2014-02-03). "Map of the Internet 1.0: Explore this beautiful, hand-drawn map of the online world". The Independent . London. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  8. ↑ Kaplan, Jeremy (2014-01-31). "Slovak artist creates stunning map of the Internet". Fox News . Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  9. ↑ Guarini, Drew (2014-01-30). "Where Would You Live On This Amazing Map Of The Internet?". Huffington Post . Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  10. ↑ Szoldra, Paul (2014-02-04). "This Mythical Map Of The Internet Is Brilliant". Business Insider . Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  11. ↑ "Artist's Sea Level Rise Map Envisions A World Of New Seas And Coastlines". Huffington Post . 2014-01-30. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  12. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-02-17). "The World - Climate Change". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  13. ↑ Vargic, Martin (2014-02-17). "The World - Stereotypes". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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