In recent years, San Francisco has become one of the most expensive cities in the world, putting extreme pressure on the arts and culture community that has been an essential part of SF’s unique character. Arts organizations have found it increasingly difficult to find affordable long-term spaces. Thankfully, SF is also home to the Community...
In July 2015, after my first two years at Stamen, I wrote a blog post called “Year Two at Stamen”. It’s now been another three (plus) years since then, and a lot has happened. Shortly after I wrote that last blog post, my role changed from Design Technologist to Lead Cartographer, later also adding Director...
I’ve been using OpenStreetMap (OSM) for over 12 years now, and to this day I’m still impressed and amazed by how far this project has come. The audacity of OpenStreetMap’s core ideals — that volunteers can create and maintain a detailed map of the world, and that this collaborative map would be more democratic and fair than...
This week during Governor Jerry Brown’s Global Climate Action Summit, we’re debuting a new workshop in our series of data visualization classes. The event is *this* Thursday September 13th, from 6 to 8:30pm, at Stamen’s studio in San Francisco’s Mission District. You can get more info and sign up for tickets on Eventbrite! This workshop...
What insights are lurking in your data? What stories could you tell if you could transform your dull tables and spreadsheets into lively, interactive, and beautiful graphics and visualizations? Sign up for our Data Visualization Foundations workshop, and we’ll help you learn to create your own data visualizations through hands-on, in-person instruction! This two-day workshop — hosted...
Sign up now for our next workshop on Data Visualization Foundations, now scheduled for June 2nd & 3rd! This hands-on class, which we developed with dataviz expert Curran Kelleher (author of D3.js in Motion) will teach you the fundamentals of visual communication with complex information. It’s well-suited for beginner-to-intermediate practitioners and anyone who wants to...
Have you been eager to learn a new skill this year? Join us in the Stamen studio for our hands-on data visualization classes and learn from experts in the field! Our next class starts on March 24th, so sign up soon! We’re filling out our schedule of classes for the year, starting with our Designing...
At Stamen we’re excited to expand our educational offerings with a new hands-on visualization course taught by guest instructor and dataviz guru Curran Kelleher. In this two day course, you’ll build a deep foundation across all aspects of data visualization, with in-person instruction in our San Francisco studio. The class will take place over the...
This Sunday, join Eric Rodenbeck, Stamen founder and Creative Director, and Aman Tiwari, Stamen summer intern, Carnegie Mellon student and co-author of Terrapattern, for a bizarre and fascinating tour through the cartographic visions of artificial intelligence. In this informal seminar at the Stamen studio in San Francisco’s Mission District, Eric and Aman will share some...