Martin Vargic
Slovak artist and author (born 1998)
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Martin Vargic[1] is a Slovak artist and author, known for his book "Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps",[2] and "Map of the Internet".[3]
10 March 1998
Slovak Digital art
| Martin Vargic | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait photograph | |
| Born | Martin Vargic 10 March 1998 |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Area(s) | Cartography Digital art |
Notable works | Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps, Map of the Internet, Map of Stereotypes, The World - Climate Change |
| http://www.halcyonmaps.com | |
Maps
Vargic publishes all of his works (chiefly maps and charts) on his website, halcyonmaps.com.[4]
On 15 January 2014, Vargic published the "Map of the Internet" on DeviantArt.[5] It is a conceptual artwork that depicts the largest websites and software companies as sovereign nations on a stylized political map of the world, scaled according to their traffic and Alexa ratings. It was first featured in media on 30 January 2014, after a design and technology blog Gizmodo wrote an article on the subject.[6]
Following week, the map was featured on a wide variety of news sites and blogs in over 20 countries, most notably on The Independent,[7] Fox News,[8] The Huffington Post[9] and Business Insider.[10]
In addition to the "Map of the Internet", Vargic has recently published a wide variety of other maps, notably "The World - Climate Change",[11] depicting the world after 260-ft sea level rise,[12] the "Map of Stereotypes"[13] and a number of other maps and charts.
In September 2015, Vargic published his first book, Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps.