For Christmas this year, [Scottshambaugh] decided to make his family a map of their hometown — Portland, ME. Using topographical map data, he made this jaw-dropping 3D map, and it looks amazing. He ...

Not super into cartography? Add some lasers into the mix and see what happens. This video features a laser digging into some metal to create a map of Atlanta, Georgia and it’s mesmerizing to watch it ...

When an Ohio State mechanical engineering graduate was brainstorming ways to get his foot in the door of the Columbus art community, he didn’t anticipate a full-blown entrepreneurial endeavor with ...

Pangea laser-cuts and handcrafts beautiful and extremely precise 3D oceanic maps from birch plywood. Tom Percy, founder of Pangea, begins by isolating a desired region of coastline. He then sources ...

For my first laser project, I decided to make a custom engraved map using the xTool D1 Pro. In this video, I walk through everything — from creating the map files to cutting, engraving, and final ...

Tracking your progress and visits around the world is always a fun thing to do with your family and friends, and what better way to do it than record your adventures on a wooden world map.The 3D ...

I hate cork boards, but I love this Manhattan map cork board. Instead of adding notes or photos, however, I would use it to place pins highlighting all the amazing restaurants and bars in this city.

Laser cutting works by directing a laser together with a motion control system to follow a pattern to be cut out of a sheet of material. The laser either melts, burns, vaporizes away the material, or ...

Toronto has lots of quirky and even beautiful maps that chart its streetscape, but every once in a while one comes around that's a cut above the rest. While there are already quite nice woodcut maps ...