Apr 23 2009Geographical: The Alphabet Of The World
Rhett Dashwood, a creative director from Melbourne, Australia, searches Google Maps for geographic letters when he's not busy directing creatively. Or playing with one of those swinging metallic ball thingies.
Over the course of several months beginning October 2008 to April 2009 I've spent some of my spare time between commercial projects searching Google Maps hoping to discover land formations or buildings resembling letter forms. These are the results of my findings limited within the state of Victoria, Australia.
As you can see, I used the letters to spell 'GEEKOLOGIE', but you could use them to write a really cool digital ransom note (ALL YOUR INTERNETS ARE BELONG TO ME UNLESS YOU PAY....). And I think it's pretty cool all the letters came from Victoria. I'm gonna see if I can't make a set using my own location! Kidding, I don't have time for that shit.
Hit the jump to see the whole alphabet.
Google Maps Typography [rhettdashwood]
via
The Accidental Typography of Google Maps [gizmodo]
Thanks to Julian, who you can't spell Orange Julius without.
Reader Comments
1. Danundertheice - April 23, 2009 4:13 PM
first....i think
2. zetterlund - April 23, 2009 4:13 PM
first lol
3. Danundertheice - April 23, 2009 4:14 PM
yep, sure am
4. zetterlund - April 23, 2009 4:14 PM
@ 2
FAIL!
5. What? - April 23, 2009 4:14 PM
What?
6. λdam - April 23, 2009 4:17 PM
Whats with the random mountains after Z?
7. nᵑaᵃaᵃsᶳ - April 23, 2009 4:18 PM
If you look close enough you can see boobies in g
8. Danundertheice - April 23, 2009 4:23 PM
Fake!!
The shadows are all wrong, it's just like in that film I keep banging on about. Mitch, after developing some photos at his local chemist was intrigued to find the word cock glazed into his birthday cake. So subtle he hardly noticed...oh god....Yawn...dam this is boring!!! Blah Blah….
9. Hannukah Montana - April 23, 2009 4:25 PM
I don't see any letters... I see hieroglyphics.
And i can read hieroglyphics too... Yay!!!
10. AtomicSquid - April 23, 2009 4:25 PM
Q looks like a dick in a box...
11. ms.geese - April 23, 2009 4:31 PM
@ 11 ... that's so0 truee.. HAHAHAH
12. Zoid Elpertclam - April 23, 2009 4:33 PM
gay!
13. ZombieBooBabe - April 23, 2009 4:44 PM
wowwww.... I really have no i dea what to say about that except...
I think the goverment got bored and made this happen!!!
>.<
tehehe
14. Melissa - April 23, 2009 4:46 PM
How annoying must be to work next to this guy. Get a life.
15. Quik - April 23, 2009 4:50 PM
A. P. C. D. E. F. g.
H. i. music note. K. L. a hot mess. pie symbol. O. flag.
head in front of picture frame. loch ness monster. S.
T. U. V.
W. X.
y=. 2.
Now I know my ABCs
Next time won't you sing with me.
16. mindy - April 23, 2009 4:59 PM
that does not look like the letter Q to me....
17. Watch - April 23, 2009 5:06 PM
GEEKOLOGIE! YAY!
18. Angel Mass - April 23, 2009 7:39 PM
How come they are missing the "Ñ" after the "N"
19. Douche McAllister Posting From Home With Beer In Hand - April 23, 2009 10:14 PM
@17
IDIOT! YAY!
20. danger - April 24, 2009 3:18 AM
@10 , Its Quagmire!!
21. Kokopure - April 24, 2009 8:01 AM
@6
I too am wondering that. My first thought was 'tilde', and my second was 'that makes no sense whatsoever'.
The world may never know...
22. Sonny - April 24, 2009 8:45 AM
@15, awesome!
Everyone else, OLD!
23. beeb - April 24, 2009 10:50 AM
thats not a frigging Q!
24. Momboelitist - April 24, 2009 2:10 PM
What a group of maroons!
Ager is futile as I mean that with the utmost sincerity. And by sincerity I mean caustic spirited loath. Not you though GW, I hate you in a different way entirely.
25. a - April 24, 2009 6:44 PM
the letter N looks more like pi than an n
26. Rhialto - April 24, 2009 7:54 PM
I just see now it's Geekologie instead of Geekology.
27. Darth - April 25, 2009 5:17 AM
I think the Q is most hard to find.
28. Amy - April 26, 2009 7:19 PM
Ah, the fun of Google maps continues.
29. i<3samus - August 5, 2009 12:08 AM
@ 10 what the hell kind of dick do u have then
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