“These typographic maps by Axis Maps take locating a destination to a whole new level. Each map accurately shows the location of streets and highways, parks, neighborhoods, coastlines, and other features of each city using only words. To create these impressive maps, every single letter and word was manually placed, taking hundreds of hours to complete each map.”

Typographic Maps by Axis Maps | Design Milk.

A fun interpretation of urban skylines, made entirely from staples.

Peter Root’s City Made of Staples.

Amazingly intricate hand-cut maps of numerous cities. San Francisco below:

city map prints and hand cut art by studiokmo on Etsy.

“Google wanted to hide the complexity of the feature by using a simple interface that can be customized to suit your needs. The “+”/”-” buttons that let you change the importance of a message were inspired by the street signs from Zürich.”

Behind the Scenes of Gmail’s Priority Inbox.

from Liz Hickok.

Generate Design | Surveillance 100 by Humans since 1982.

“We were recently asked to create an opening for an extreme sports show, based in New York and surrounding areas. Our client wanted us to capture the energy of the city culture and action of the sport.”

via Transit Chapters on Vimeo.

Paris : Logo Tourist.

Into the Media Web by Michael Moorcock.

An amazing overview of the manhole cover designs from Tokyo and throughout Japan.

“Drainspotting” with Remo Camerota: Documenting Japan’s creative manhole covers – Core77.

“The idea behind Build Your Block is so everyone can recreate a Brooklyn street in their own home. They can pick and choose the buildings and colors that most inspire them, and arrange them on a couch or bed to give their décor a cozy, urban feel.”

Buildyourblock — Home

An amazing tilt shift portrait of the city, capturing its physical character and people beautifully. Little Big Berlin – today and tomorrow.