Haystacks of Needles

Before starting New Cartographies, I wrote a blog called Rough Type for nearly twenty years. While I’m getting my footing here on Substack, I thought I’d supplement my new posts with some of my favorites from the Rough Type archives — ones that might still have some relevance to our situation. So, on the occasional Sunday, I’ll publish an old post here, as what I’m calling a Sunday Rerun. This first installment, from 2011, looks at information overload.

Van Gogh, Haystacks in Provence

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