Media and Press

"Can one paper wall map really outshine all others - so definitively that it becomes award-worthy? I'm here to tell you it can."

Article by Seth Stevenson

Slate / online magazine; New York, New York

“Artists...are people who see beauty where other people don’t see it,” he said. “That’s what I’m doing with maps, trying to show people the beauty that I see.”

Video by John Rosman

OPB / Oregon Public Broadcasting; Portland, Oregon

Local mapmaker creates ‘a visual definition’ of our home, near and far

Article by Christine Sherk

The Register-Guard / newspaper; Eugene, Oregon

As modern drivers replace paper maps with navigation systems, one artistic cartographer’s creations help remind us of our connection to the physical world.

Article by Danielle Taylor

If we think about maps as art rather than science we'll be able to relate better to our surroundings

Video by BBC World News; London, England

The Essential Geography is loved as it has led many to hail it as a rebuttal to claims that the paper map is on its way out.

Article by Jamie Stevenson

HERE 360, the official HERE blog; London, England

Dave stresses that his is the work of an illustrator, rather than a cartographer. He places an emphasis on his kinship with botanical illustrators, whose artistry is as important as their scientific nous.

Article by Jamie Stevenson

HERE 360, the official HERE blog; London, England

“From across the room, the 4−by−3-foot Essential Geography looks like most any other U.S. map: 50 states, punctuated by cities and towns and crisscrossed by rivers and roads. But studying the image more closely, I’ve realized the map is not remotely standard fare.”

Article by Christina Cooke

High Country News / print and online magazine; Paonia, Colorado

"Inequality isn't just about money. It's also about information. The lack of reliable data about developing countries makes things like development work and disaster relief much harder."

John Hockenberry interviews me and Dale Kunce, senior geospatial engineer at the American Red Cross.

The Takeaway / WNYC Radio and Public Radio International; New York, New York

"Many of us at Here & Now were mesmerized recently when we unraveled a new map of the U.S by Dave Imus. We ogled at the details! Pointed out familiar landmarks. Marveled at our utter lack of geographic awareness. OK, we're public radio nerds, but we aren't alone in our appreciation of a good map."

Radio interview with Robin Young

Here and Now / Public Radio International; Boston, Massachusetts

"Mapmaker Dave Imus looked at the maps he could find of the country and set out to create a better one."

Radio interview with Dick Gordon (begins at about 25 minutes into the program)

The Story / American Public Media; Durham, North Carolina

"In 2010 when David Imus' new map of the United States won cartography's equivalent of the Academy Award for Best Picture, here's what it did for his fame and fortune:

Absolutely nothing."

Newspaper column by Bob Welch

The Register-Guard / Daily newspaper; Eugene, Oregon

"So how does a man working in his Eugene farmhouse beat out monumental institutions like the U.S. Census Bureau, Central Intelligence Agency Cartography Center and National Geographic, which have all won the prestigious honor for so many years? It's simple  -  with clarity."

Listen to interview with Dave Miller

OPB / Oregon Public Broadcasting; Portland, Oregon

In this 15-minute interview with Living on Earth's Bruce Gellerman, Dave talks about why we needed a new United States map.

"Before I started making this map I surveyed all the other U.S. maps that have been on our walls forever. And my conclusion was it was no wonder that Americans are really very geographically disinterested, because on these maps, there was really very little geography. And so I thought I could do a better job."

Radio interview with Bruce Gellerman

Living on Earth / Public Radio International; Somerville, Massachusetts

"Made by one man, when most maps made by corporations"

Read article by Jonathon Anker

HLN / Turner Broadcasting System; Atlanta, Georgia