Ingenious Zoomable Paper Map

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Map 2 is a folding paper map of Greater London, with a twist (or rather, with a fold): You can zoom in. Electronic maps, like those from Google, are better than paper in many ways. You can search, zoom, get directions and carry a whole planet’s worth of cartography in your pocket. However, you still need a battery and an internet connection. Map 2 incorporates one new feature from its electronic successor: zooming. It unfolds from a little square into a bigger, four-sectioned overview of the city-center. Any of these four quarters can then be folded out using a “patented folding” system to reveal a larger, zoomed version of the plan. It’s as ingenious as it is low-tech, and probably well worth the £8 ($13) asking price. There is …


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