Pictures from March 11 Meet

[Canuck 36]

Interchange42 was kind enough to host a tour of MapArt for members of this forum. MapArt is the company behind those yellow map books which can be bought at any bookstore, gas station, convenience store, etc.

A description of the tour/more photos will come tomorrow, but for now here's a group shot taken at dinner.

Can you identify them all?

 

[building babel]

Clue: I'm the cute one on the left.

 

[Ed007Toronto]

Eight guys and only one beer? You map guys are real nerds aren't you?

 

[Darkstar416]

Eight guys and only one beer? You map guys are real nerds aren't you?

Yah, they are. That's why I bought "the" beer.

 

[EnviroTO]

Is this the picture before attractive girls show up and get taught model rocketry? 8o Just kidding of course but the lack of beer and food in that picture is a little strange.

 

[BuildTO]

Taking the obligatory group picture was the last thing we ddi before we left.

Thanks again to Craig for an amazing tour!

 

[Ed007Toronto]

Yes Craig, you're the best. It was fun. Thanks again.

 

[Darkstar416]

Re: UT does MapArt!

I'm sure there will be a few more postings of Saturday's pictures (as I think most of us had a camera), but here's my batch to start:

We have arrived...with 2 minutes to spare! (simply Dan)

Myself and BuildTO try to get used to all the space around us.

East Berlin or mid-Etobicoke? You decide.

It looks like interchange42 is already in the building, so in we go into the world of MapArt.

interchange42 begins the tour in front of a large rack of MapArt road maps.

Into the boardroom to learn about the old-school methods of cartography.

interchange42 continues to explain the incredibly involved process of old-school map-making.

BuildTO, spmarshall and BuildingBabel's friend Bruce.

BuildTO trying to make sense of it all.

Then into the big room for an extremely interesting display of modern computer-based cartography.

Tours over, but now the really tricky part...trying to decide where to eat! (simply Dan, Jericho32 & Archivistower).

One final pic! (Canuck36, interchange42, spmarshall, simply Dan & Archivistower).

Thank again interchange42! We all had a fantastic afternoon!

 

[interchange42]

Re: UT does MapArt!

I'm glad it was enjoyed! (I knew I should have gotten a haircut beforehand - it's so shaggy in those pictures - terrible!) And I'm sorry I had to miss dinner. We'll have to do it again. Whose place of employment is next?

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

Re: UT does MapArt!

interchange:

Want to visit the wonderful Brutalist bunker that is Ryerson's Jorgenson Hall?

At the very least, you get to see elemental concrete imprinted with wood grain from the casting process...

AoD

 

[interchange42]

Re: UT does MapArt!

Oh, I've spent lots of time in Jorgensen, Alvin. And Kerr. And Image Arts. Do I get a Bachelor of Sciences in Urban and Regional Planning if I return?

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[Ed007Toronto]

Re: UT does MapArt!

I'll offer my new office once its ready for a future tour. Mind you we could do a before tour if there is enough demand.

 

[building babel]

Re: UT does MapArt!

My friend Bruce and I enjoyed the visit tremendously. As graphic designers it set us thinking, and discussing mapping in general and Map Art in particular, as we walked around Canada Blooms later that evening.

A big "thank you" to interchange!

 

[ganjavih]

Re: UT does MapArt!

Looks like fun... wish I could have made it. Damn brain surgeries.

 

[building babel]

Re: UT does MapArt!

Were you performing one or having one done?