# Map Resources Blog

## [Simple Broadcast License Is an Easy Choice for Set Dressers](/content/blogs/news/movies/index.html)

Posted by **Barbara Fordyce** on **Aug 09, 2019**

Attention set dressers.... it's easy to license Map Resources maps. Use one in your next production. See who else is using maps on [Map Resources Movie & TV Board](https://www.pinterest.com/mapresources/map-resources-in-movies-and-on-tv/).

## [Still time for 2019 Summer Road Trip](/content/blogs/news/still-time-for-2019-summer-road-trip/index.html)

Posted by **Barbara Fordyce** on **Jul 11, 2019**

Some road trip ideas + maps!

- Tags: [USA Maps](/content/blogs/news/tagged/usa-maps/index.html)

## [Mapping the News](/content/blogs/news/mapping-the-news/index.html)

Posted by **Barbara Fordyce** on **May 24, 2019**

Using a few off-the-shelf maps, along with some simple Adobe Illustrator edits, you can create professional looking map graphics to illustrate news stories.

## [Maps and Journalism Make for Powerful Storytelling](/content/blogs/news/maps-in-journalism/index.html)

Posted by **Barbara Fordyce** on **Apr 25, 2019**

Investigative journalists are becoming schooled in the use and preparation of maps to support their work.

- Tags: [Cartography](/content/blogs/news/tagged/cartography/index.html), [Graphic Design News](/content/blogs/news/tagged/graphic-design-news/index.html),[Vector maps](/content/blogs/news/tagged/vector-maps/index.html)

## [More on Map Projections](/content/blogs/news/more-on-projections/index.html)

Posted by **Barbara Fordyce** on **Apr 11, 2019**

Last week we watched a vivid demonstration showing the difficulty of depicting the earth (a sphere) as a flat image (standard paper map). Today, we collected some resources that go a little deeper in explaining the strengths and weaknesses of various projections. GIS Geography offers a their take on the limitations of flat maps, including extremely clear descriptions of the 3 types of map projections, Conic, Cylindrical and Azimuthal. If all this talk about map projections has gotten you curious about the various ways the earth is projected, go here to see 50 map projections.  
For a truly encyclopedic...

- Tags: [Cartography](/content/blogs/news/tagged/cartography/index.html), [Vector maps](/content/blogs/news/tagged/vector-maps/index.html), [World maps](/content/blogs/news/tagged/world-maps/index.html)