Paris, Zurich, New York and London have been verbally mapped. Ursula Hitz has designed detailed and accurate maps of these cities, using typography. She hand creates letters that name city boroughs with respect to their placement and size. These maps don’t just look good, but have practical values as well – they’re geographically correct and while they don’t show specific streets, you get quite a good impression of the citie’s organic structure. You wouldn’t use them to navigate around town, but to get familiar with it. The way letters in the names of boroughs reflect not only their size, but also try to capture their character is a combination of love for and understanding of intricate city structures, that the artist draws upon.

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London

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Zurich

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New York

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Paris