America by its Rivers

[nibot]

@nelson asked, "I wonder what happens if I simply draw *all* the rivers?" The results are really beautiful:


Clicky-clicky for high resolution version or see the whole set on his flickr, or find a tutorial on how to make your own at https://github.com/NelsonMinar/vector-river-map .

Comments

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

What's notable are those areas where there are NO rivers. And this is arid California!

[nibot.livejournal.com]

I think it's more a map of streambeds than "rivers" -- many are probably dry or seasonal.

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

On another watery topic, did you watch Beasts of the Southern Wild yet?

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

No, but that's on the agenda for tonight!

[jcreed.livejournal.com]

oh wow that is beautiful