About Stamen
Stamen is a globally recognized strategic design partner and one of the most established cartography and data visualization studios in the industry. For over two decades, Stamen has been helping industry giants, universities, and civic-minded organizations alike bring their ideas to life through designing and storytelling with data. We specialize in translating raw data into interactive visuals that inform, inspire and incite action. At the heart of this is our commitment to research and ensuring we understand the challenges we face. We embrace ambiguity, we thrive in data, and we exist to build tools that educate and inspire our audiences to act.
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Farewell, Map Stack
Eric Brelsford | 16.06.25
Stamen is officially retiring Map Stack, a platform we previously hosted that gave everyone a straightforward way to mix and modify raster base maps. What was Map Stack? Created in 2013, Map Stack gave you an interface where you could select from a variety of raster base maps, tweak the images that made up the...
Debugging 101 with Stamen Carto Tools (and other tools we like)
Kelsey Taylor | 30.04.25
In vector cartography, the map is only as good as the data that powers it. If we don’t understand what’s going on in the underlying data, we’re pretty limited in our cartographic approach. A major part of this work involves parsing vector tile data, determining how one dataset compares to another, and diagnosing bugs encountered...
Navigating polarized views of AI in the immersive museum exhibit ‘The Connection Engine’
Caroline Carter | 25.03.25
What is the Connection Engine? The Congruence Engine (later renamed Connection Engine) is a three-year research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council in efforts to digitally connect industrial heritage collections across the UK. Using advanced digital tools such as AI, it links museum objects, archives, photographs, and more, enabling historians and curators...