The McDistance Map created by Stephen Von Worley depicts the mainland USA in terms of distance from the nearest McDonald's. As on a population density map, one can clearly see the east west boundary of population expansion. I think this map is also perfect in its simplicity -- no labels, streets or other markers are necessary. You can clearly see patterns of major highways, rivers and areas of rural or no population such as the Everglades and the Adirondack Mountains.
The Best Beer in America Map designed by Rick Lyke portrays the USA by state based on the number Great American Beer Festival gold, silver and bronze medal winners since 1987. Selected for its fun topic, this map has good and bad points. The colors used to fill in the states are in the same pigment and fade from dark (most wins) to light or white (least or no wins). The labels are simple and there is no data overload. However, this map does not consider the population size of each state and would look different with this additional data.
The Best Beer in America Map designed by Rick Lyke portrays the USA by state based on the number Great American Beer Festival gold, silver and bronze medal winners since 1987. Selected for its fun topic, this map has good and bad points. The colors used to fill in the states are in the same pigment and fade from dark (most wins) to light or white (least or no wins). The labels are simple and there is no data overload. However, this map does not consider the population size of each state and would look different with this additional data.
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