February 20, 2013
Maps as Propaganda

As designers we all learn early on that infographics of all kind can be manipulated to prove a point. Maps are often perceived as more or less agnositc, but they can be instruments of propoganda just as much as any graphic image. GeoCurrents has an interesting article and loads more examples.
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