I arrived at this site from several directions at once. I'm an avid roleplayer and have recently been playing games that encourage group map making as setting creation (Red Box Hack and Storming the Wizard's Tower.) I'm also an anthropologist looking for new ways to display data. This lead me to Edward Tufte and studies of visual literacy. And on top of that, I spend a lot of time playing with mind map design.

I have very little experience with image creation/manipulation software but I'm excited about learning. I downloaded GIMP last night and am going through tutorials now. I'm also going to be doing a bit of research on cartography to go along with my practice.

I'm looking forward to spending time here. Thanks for creating and participating in this very informative and creative community!


DaveR