Stephen Kennedy

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📍 Map design at Mapbox 📍 Maps of Madison WI + beyond via latlong.shop 🗺️🏳️‍🌈

A framed map of Madison, Wisconsin focuses on the city’s bike network in shades of blue and orange. Solid blue lines mark bike trails and paths, dashed blue lines show bike-friendly streets, and orange segments highlight busier corridors with shared lane markings. Major lakes—Mendota, Monona, Wingra, and Waubesa—appear in light blue, with parks and green spaces shaded in green. The isthmus and downtown have a dense web of bike routes, with additional paths extending west toward the UW–Madison campus and east and south into surrounding neighborhoods. A legend in the upper left explains the symbology. The frame is a light wood, set against a pale blue wall. The bottom center text reads “LATLONG.SHOP” and notes the map was created for the 2025 #30DayMapChallenge, Day 26: Transportation.
A beige-and-blue map of Wisconsin titled “Land of Lakes & Rivers” highlights major lakes and river systems across the state. Lake Superior dominates the top of the image in bright blue, labeled as the largest freshwater lake by surface area. Lake Michigan appears along the eastern edge with a note calling it the most “all-American” of the Great Lakes. Scattered across northern Wisconsin, clusters of small lakes are labeled with superlatives such as “largest natural lake contained wholly in Wisconsin,” “deepest natural lake,” and “largest chain of lakes.” Central text marks the Upper and Lower Wisconsin River, including the state’s longest free-flowing stretch. Individual lakes—including Chippewa Flowage, Green Lake, Lake Mendota, Lake Geneva, Wazee Lake, Lac Courte Oreilles, Yellow Lake, Bass Lake, and High Lake—are annotated with brief facts or rankings. The base map shows terrain shading and hydrology in blue against a tan background, giving the state a textured, natural look.
Map titled "FUTURE GROWTH: Recommended Development Intensities" for the City of Madison, Wisconsin. The map uses a light background to show the city outline, with colored areas indicating development plans: Dark Purple shows the Highest Intensity, Magenta shows Moderate Intensity, and Hatched Green areas indicate Potential Future Neighborhood Growth Areas, mostly on the city's outskirts.
A dark blue, star-themed map titled “Bike to Pluto” shows the Planet Trek Dane County installation, a scale model of the solar system laid out along Madison’s bike paths. The Sun and inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) appear clustered near downtown Madison, with Ceres and Jupiter slightly farther west along the Southwest Commuter Path. Saturn is located near the UW Arboretum, Uranus along the Military Ridge State Trail, Neptune farther west on the same trail, and Pluto near the map’s upper left corner. Each planet is marked with a stylized icon and labeled in bright colors. The bike path routes are shown as light lines connecting the planetary markers. Text on the map reads: “Planet Trek Dane County is a scale model of our solar system along Madison’s bike paths.” A footer credits LATLONG.SHOP, the 2025 #30DayMapChallenge, and data sources.
A detailed 3D-style map of the Bascom Hill area on the UW–Madison campus. Buildings such as South Hall, North Hall, Bascom Hall, Birge Hall, the Education Building, the Law Building, Music Hall, and Science Hall are shown in white. Trees and landscaped areas are rendered in pale green. In the center of the map, the grassy slopes of Bascom Hill are filled with hundreds of small bright pink dots representing plastic flamingos. The text “Flamboyance of Flamingos” appears at the top. A footer notes design credits and the #30DayMapChallenge.
Infographic titled "CAPITOLS OF WISCONSIN" showing the abstract architectural evolution of the capitol buildings on Madison's square. It displays three minimalist diagrams: 1) 1837–1863 (A small, simple black center within a square garden), 2) 1857–1904 (A larger structure with wings, showing the start of the cross shape), and 3) 1906–PRESENT (A large, distinct cross-shaped building representing the current, four-winged capitol).
A topographic map titled "GLACIAL LAKE YAHARA" showing a massive, ancient body of water in the Yahara River valley. The blue water covers an area much larger than the current Madison lakes, connecting the areas now occupied by Lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa. The surrounding land is rendered in textured white, suggesting relief.
Minimalist map titled "LAKEFRONT ACCESS" showing the outlines of the four Madison lakes. The shoreline is color-coded to distinguish between Public access (green) and Private access (orange). Lake Wingra (the smallest, bottom left) is mostly green, while the shorelines of Mendota and Monona show a greater mix of green and orange.
Map-style artwork titled “Airplane Mode” depicting the Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) layout in Madison, Wisconsin. The beige and red diagram shows runways, taxiways, terminals, and ramps labeled with aviation markings and elevations, styled in a vintage airfield chart aesthetic. Text at the bottom credits “LATLONG.SHOP” and “Design by Stephen Kennedy.”
A map of Wisconsin shown in a wooden frame, created using a cut-paper collage technique, with the outline of the state filled entirely by the names of its counties. The county names (e.g., Douglas, Bayfield, Polk, Dane, Milwaukee) are rendered in various fonts, sizes, and paper colors (white, black, yellow, red, green), giving the map a textured, non-digital look. The background is solid green. The title "COUNTIES OF WISCONSIN" is in the upper right.
A map of Wisconsin created using a cut-paper collage technique, with the outline of the state filled entirely by the names of its counties. The county names (e.g., Douglas, Bayfield, Polk, Dane, Milwaukee) are rendered in various fonts, sizes, and paper colors (white, black, yellow, red, green), giving the map a textured, non-digital look. The background is solid green. The title "COUNTIES OF WISCONSIN" is in the upper right.
A historical map titled "ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE TOWN OF MADISON ON THE FOUR LAKES, JULY 1, 1836." The plat features a grid-like street layout on the isthmus between what are labeled Fourth Lake (north) and Third Lake (south). The center is dominated by a Square. Several streets radiate from the Square. A dashed line near the Square is labeled Canal, indicating a proposed waterway connecting the two lakes. Street names like King St, Washington Ave, and Wilson St are visible. The map is minimalist, styled with black lines on a pale green background.
A colorful, illustrated map titled "LIBRARIES OF MADISON," framed in light wood. The map shows the major lakes and street network of Madison, Wisconsin, with hand-drawn building illustrations marking the locations of the ten Madison Public Library branches, including Central Library and the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park. The map also shows the route of the Dream Bus. The bottom text credits the design and illustration to Deckard Salm and Stephen Kennedy.
3D map visualization showing downtown Madison, Wisconsin, with transparent red blocks representing unrealized building volume below the Capitol View Preservation Ordinance height limit within one mile of the State Capitol. Existing buildings and trees are shown in beige tones, highlighting areas with potential for taller development constrained by the ordinance. The title reads “Unrealized Heights,” with details about the dataset and design credits at the bottom.
Map of Effigy Mounds in the Four Lakes area (now Madison, Wisconsin), showing the location and type (Lizard, Lynx, Panther, Water Sprit, Bear, Bird, Deer, Eagle, Goose, Other) of numerous mounds around the four main lakes: Waaksihomikra (Lake Mendota), Čihabokihaketera (Lake Monona), and Kichunkockheperrah (Lake Wingra).
A map titled “Badger Parking” shows parking prices around Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The map uses shades of red and peach, with handwritten-style red labels indicating parking prices ranging from $20 to $60 across the surrounding neighborhoods. Prices are generally higher near the stadium and lower farther away. Streets like Regent Street, Monroe Street, and Breese Terrace are visible. Text at the bottom reads: “LATLONG.SHOP — 2025 #30DayMapChallenge • Day 4 My Data — Designed by Stephen Kennedy.”
Alt Text: A map of the Madison, Wisconsin isthmus and surrounding lakes. It highlights all streets whose names contain a North or South cardinal direction. These roads appear as pink and yellow vertical lines, clustered on the isthmus and radiating away from the city center, illustrating the north-south directional split. Data from the City of Madison open data portal.
A minimalist map of Madison, Wisconsin, titled “Fall Foliage: Honeylocust, Birch, Gingko.” The map shows clusters of small yellow points representing the locations of these tree species throughout the city. The lakes—Mendota, Monona, and Wingra—are shown in light green, while the background is a soft cream color. The text at the bottom reads “LATLONG.SHOP — 2025 #30DayMapChallenge — Day 1 Points — Designed by Stephen Kennedy — Sources: City of Madison.”
Image of the gallery wall from Stephen's recent exhibit at Madison Public Library as artist in residence, featuring a bold 'LATLONG.SHOP' banner with a deep green grid design, surrounded by framed maps.
A stylized bike map of Madison, Wisconsin, highlighting cycling infrastructure throughout the city. Key bike routes are displayed in varying shades and patterns of blue: solid lines for permitted and off-street routes, dotted lines for signed routes, darker dashed lines for protected lanes, and lighter dashed lines for shared lanes. The map prominently features Lake Mendota at the top and Lake Monona near the center, with key bike trails like the Southwest Path, Capital City Trail, and Lake Loop marked. Green areas indicate parks, and the city's street network is visible in the background. The map is titled "Bike Map of Madison" with a legend in the top-left corner. Created by LatLong.shop, with sources from OpenStreetMap and the City of Madison.
A nighttime-themed map of Wisconsin titled "Churches & Bars" shows the distribution of churches and bars across the state. Churches are represented by blue dots, while bars are shown as red dots. Key cities such as Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, and Stevens Point are labeled, with clusters of dots concentrated around urban areas. The map highlights heavy concentrations of both churches and bars in Milwaukee and Madison, with smaller clusters in Green Bay and along Lake Michigan. The map is designed with a dark blue background and neon-like text and dots, giving it a striking, modern appearance. Sources include Overture Maps Foundation, and the map is credited to Stephen Kennedy as part of the #30DayMapChallenge.
This image is titled “Tileset: Tile layout diagram for my bathroom renovation.” It features an isometric diagram of a bathroom showing the planned tile placement and measurements. Key elements include: 1. Flooring: Blue hexagonal tiles labeled “6-inch Hex” covering 52 square feet on the main floor and “2-inch Hex” covering 10 square feet in the shower area. 2. Shower walls: White rectangular tiles labeled “2x10-inch Field” on walls, with areas measured as 32.5, 22.6, 7, and 5.7 square feet. 3. Edge tiles: A section labeled “2x10-inch Long Edge Bullnose” with 3 linear feet for trim around the shower entry. 4. Additional notes: Measurements (square footage or linear footage) are indicated near each tile area. The diagram has a clean design with a light blue background and precise annotations. At the bottom, it credits LATLONG.SHOP and mentions #30DayMapChallenge (Day 27: Micromapping), designed by Stephen Kennedy.
This image is a visualization of the Robinson map projection titled “Homegrown Projection.” It features a world map with Tissot’s indicatrix—small orange ellipses—overlaid to show distortion. Key features are highlighted with annotations: 1. Top left: “Devised by Arthur H. Robinson in 1963 while a professor at UW-Madison” with an arrow pointing to “Madison, WI” on the map. 2. Bottom left: “Compromised distortion of area and angles (neither equal-area nor conformal).” 3. Bottom right: “Severe distortion at the poles, which are shown as lines rather than points.” 4. Top right: “Adopted by the National Geographic Society for general-purpose world maps from 1988 to 1998.” The map has a beige background with light blue grid lines and a subtle 3D effect on the globe. Text at the bottom credits LATLONG.SHOP, mentions #30DayMapChallenge (Day 26: Projection), and notes the use of Natural Earth Data.
Map of counties around the upper midwestern states in the US. Each county is colored to denote the dominant home heating fuel source type according to the US Census American Community Survey 5-Year Est. (2018-2022). Natural Gas is shown in gray to be prevalent across the Midwest, with propane in blue being more common in rural counties. Electricity is shown in bright yellow as a more prominent source on the southern end of the map in states like Kentucky and Missouri.
Infographic of Wisconsin with a grid of circles going from dark brown to bright white. The brighter the circle, the higher the density of cattle in that area, based on a 10km resolution raster dataset converted into a point grid for each cell in the raster image.
A black and white stylization of the geographic features around Road America, a racetrack near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. The track is shown in white, with various curves and turns numbered and labeled with their names. The background is a dark black, but also features subtle patterns showing wooded areas and the non-track roads and pedestrian paths.
Fictional map showing the Great Lakes as a series of 3D islands in naturalistic greens and tans, on a dark green surface representing water. The islands and various landforms are labelled to mimic the corresponding water features, and vice versa. The image is titled “The Great Archipelago.”