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Vote Mike McAuley for mayor of Bellingham

The primary election for mayor here in Bellingham, Washington is only one week away. Here’s why I’m supporting the campaign of Mike McAuley…

3 min readJul 26, 2023

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Vote Mike McAuley for mayor of Bellingham

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Alan McConchie

The Cascadia Flag needs serious design help

Today is Cascadia Day here in the Northwest part of North America, when we celebrate the ecological and cultural region known as Cascadia…

5 min readMay 18, 2023

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The Cascadia Flag needs serious design help

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Alan McConchie

Basemaps, pop vs soda, #maptime, and more on the Stamen Design podcast

Stamen Design has a new podcast called “PLN8”, and the guest on the latest episode is… me! I talk with my colleague (and excellent…

1 min readMar 11, 2022

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Basemaps, pop vs soda, #maptime, and more on the Stamen Design podcast

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Alan McConchie

Cascadia High Speed Rail in Bellingham: thoughts on station locations

Within the next decade or two, construction will begin on a new High Speed Rail (HSR) system connecting the major cities of Cascadia (the…

22 min readDec 22, 2021

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Cascadia High Speed Rail in Bellingham: thoughts on station locations

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Alan McConchie
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The Election Ring Map sneaks into Ken Field’s new “Thematic Mapping” textbook

Last November, as part of Stamen’s 2020 roundup of presidential election maps (“We design maps for a living. Here’s who got the 2020…

3 min readAug 26, 2021

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The Election Ring Map sneaks into Ken Field’s new “Thematic Mapping” textbook

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Year Eight at Stamen

In July 2015, after my first two years at Stamen, I wrote a blog post called “Year Two at Stamen”, and followed it up in December 2018 with…

12 min readJul 20, 2021

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Year Eight at Stamen

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Our Brilliant Friend: Stamen and OpenStreetMap through the years, part 2

A personal history of OpenStreetMap, seen through the eyes of Stamen Design

13 min readMay 19, 2021

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Our Brilliant Friend: Stamen and OpenStreetMap through the years, part 2

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Alan McConchie
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Stamen’s 12 Sunsets with the Getty Museum wins Webby Award!

Stamen’s project 12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha’s Archive, which we built in collaboration with The Getty Museum, is the 2021 Webby Award…

1 min readMay 18, 2021

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Stamen’s 12 Sunsets with the Getty Museum wins Webby Award!

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Alan McConchie
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Stamen’s Watercolor map tiles are now in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection!

Today the Cooper Hewitt (the Smithsonian Design Museum) officially added Stamen’s OpenStreetMap-based Watercolor map to its collection, the…

2 min readMay 18, 2021

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Stamen’s Watercolor map tiles are now in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection!

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Alan McConchie
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Hi.Stamen

Our Brilliant Friend: Stamen and OpenStreetMap through the years, part 1

A personal history of OpenStreetMap, seen through the eyes of Stamen Design

11 min readMay 5, 2021

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Our Brilliant Friend: Stamen and OpenStreetMap through the years, part 1

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Alan McConchie

Alan McConchie

Lead Cartographer at @stamen / election reformer @FairVoteWA / founder @LocalgroupBham. Maps, networks, visualization, code. 15 min of fame: @pop_vs_soda

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