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Day 275 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 2nd is Plaidurday. Wear your checked shirt with pride! Tartan is plaid. Not every plaid is tartan. Here's a map of some historic tartans.

Historic Tartans (275/365)

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October 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
stevenfeldman.bsky.social
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Day 274 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 1st is International Music Day. I didn't even know what day it was 15mins ago. Now I have a pair of maps, a fun visual quiz, a blog, and social media posts. Guess the musical act by state! Musical Metaphors (274/365) https://mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/10/international-music-day-274-365/
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October 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 274 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 1st is International Music Day. I didn't even know what day it was 15mins ago. Now I have a pair of maps, a fun visual quiz, a blog, and social media posts. Guess the musical act by state!

Musical Metaphors (274/365)

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October 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 273 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 30th is World Translation Day. Inevitably, here's a map in a bunch of different languages.

Human Organisation (273/365)

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September 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 272 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 28th is National Coffee Day. Ian explains how a physical markup of a draft map helps an image generator improve the output.

Coffee shops (272/365)

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September 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 271 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 28th is World Rabies Day. Let's celebrate! Wait... no, it's not a celebration as Ian notes. Words and meaning are important. Plus... slippy web maps in Equal Earth? Sick!

Zombie Virus (271/365)

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September 28, 2026 at 2:38 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 270 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 27th is World Tourism Day. To travel or not to travel. That is the carbon fuelled question.

The Works We Visit (270/365)

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September 27, 2026 at 4:05 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 269 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 26th is World Rabbit Day. What on earth for?

Hoppy Rabbit Day (269/365)

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September 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 268 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 25th is Save a Koala Day. A web map, AND a Storymap with advice on how to prompt an LLM to create them.

Marcupials of Oceania and Australia (268/365)

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September 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 267 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 24th is National Punctuation Day. And for those that are counting, Ian and I now have less than 100 maps left to make in this experimental AI mapping series.

United Punctuation Marks of America (267/365)

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September 24, 2026 at 3:24 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 266 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 23rd is International Day of Sign Languages.

Some countries, signed (266/365)

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September 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 265 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 22nd is Chainmail Day. Of course it is! So I dressed a map in chainmail and made some comments about the updated v2.5 of ChatGPT.

Chainmail Europe (265/365)

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September 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 264 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 21st is Miniature Golf Day. Watch out for that large Saharan bunker!

Crazy World of Golf (264/365)

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September 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 263 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 20th is World Paella Day! And if it doesn't turn out right, call it fried rice because it's also World Fried Rice Day.

Paella World (263/365)

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September 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 262 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 19th is Batman Day. Who's your favourite caped crusader? Can't beat Adam West and Burt Ward in my opinion. Kapow!

Gotham City (262/365)

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September 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 261 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 18th is 4pm Finish Day. Official permission to clock off early and start enjoying the weekend.

Timezone Clock (261/365)

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September 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 260 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 17th is World Manta Day. A day to celebrate these giants of the ocean.

Manta Ray Habitat (260/365)

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September 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 259 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 16th is Preservation of the Ozone Layer Day. Here's Ian's map to track the hole.

The Great Southern Void (259/365)

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September 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 258 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 15th is National Online Learning Day.

Online Course Participation in Europe (258/365)

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September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 257 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 14th is Fast of Gedaliah Day. Me neither... but here's the map anyway.

Gedaliah Sequence (257/365)

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September 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 256 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 13th is World Programmer Day. Here's Ian's take on the endangered species.

Endangered Species: Programmers (256/365)

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September 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Disappointed to report that the daily #365DaysOfMaps AI mapping experiment Ian and I are pursuing is having to take an enforced break while ICA fix their broken web site. A nice break for us, and less fodder for the trolls.
September 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 255 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 12th is World Video Game Day. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits forever. IYKYK.

Atlas Arcade (255/365)

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September 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 254 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 12th is Make Your Bed Day. Ian gives us a brief review of the interest in AI and Prompt Cartography from our trip to #EuroCarto2026 in Brno, plus tips, and large scale bed maps.

The Great Idea Exchange (254/365)

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September 11, 2026 at 10:10 AM
kennethfield.bsky.social
Day 253 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 10th is Share an Idea Day. Ian's made an interactive map where you can share and exchange ideas. So you should, if you would care to.

The Great Idea Exchange (253/365)

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September 10, 2026 at 7:34 AM