Maps! If they didn’t exist, someone would need to invent them. There’s something inherently beautiful about mapping. One great thing about it is that mapping touches almost every industry and subject matter we can think of, from conservation to art to history to emergency management, and much more. We don’t specialize in any one industry, but we do specialize in making beautiful modern maps for data-rich organizations.

work/Maps

Visualizing community wellbeing and experiences in Detroit for Gallup

  The Detroit Regional Chamber and Gallup partnered with Stamen to develop the Detroit Resident Voices project, aiming to make data regarding the daily experiences of Detroiters accessible and actionable...

Mapping wild animals in NYC with the Urban Wildlife Atlas

  Stamen collaborated with the NYU WILD Lab to design and develop the Urban Wildlife Atlas, an interactive tool that encourages users to explore the built and natural landscapes of New York City alongside crowdsourced wildlife data. Th...

Intersections between environment and health with UCSF Health Atlas

  We collaborated with a team from UCSF School of Medicine Dean’s Office of Population Health and Health Equity, led by Dr. Debby Oh, to design and build the UCSF Health Atlas. The Health Atlas was designed with health researchers, p...

Facilities Master Plan mapping for PBK Architects

  PBK is a full-service architectural planning and design firm that needed an interactive map experience to help its clients—school districts across the U.S.—engage with local residents and community...

Minimalist global basemaps for Notion.ai

  Stamen collaborated with Notion Labs to design simple, beautiful maps that fit into their existing enterprise doc and AI workspace environment. These basemaps needed to be clean and modern to integrate...

Modernized design and data for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

  USCCB, a national membership organization of Catholic bishops in the United States, came to Stamen to help make their data more discoverable. As a 2,000+ year old organization, the Catholic Church has ...

Navigation cartography for HudHud Maps

Since September 2024, Stamen has collaborated with HudHud Maps, a startup based in Saudi Arabia, that is focused on providing current, highly detailed data of otherwise poorly mapped cities in the Middle East. HudHu...

Where Seva works to restore vision globally

Stamen created a lightweight interface highlighting the global impact of Seva, a nonprofit eye care organization that works with local communities around the world to develop self-sustaining programs that preserve and restore sight. The interface ...

Building a data platform for Natural Capital Project

The Natural Capital Project came to Stamen to help design a data hub with the goal of creating a navigable and open-access resource built on CKAN to support sustainable decision-making. Additionally, the data hub su...

Showcasing technology in archival materials with Science Museum

The Science Museum in London needed help creating an exhibit for their museum in Bradford, England to showcase how historians are using advanced digital technologies to bring historical Bradford to life. By using te...