A recent Columbus downtown visit had me in the lobby of the new non-profit development agency, JobsOhio.
Their lobby, besides having an overlook of the Statehouse from 150 feet up, has a really, really, really cool map.
Lots of thought-provoking things struck me.
For one, the map has 88 counties. That's ironic seeing how JobsOhio has six regions, tending to forgoe the 88-county model. Of course, the county names aren't on the map so there you go.
I inquired about the bumps. The answer I got was that it shows population density. Ok. "Glad Licking County's bump looks noteworthy," I thought to myself forgetting that few people looking at the map would be able to tell where Licking County was on the map anyway.
I had to touch it. I touched Darke County, for the record.
The touch showed it was a foam material. That caused someone to explain that the piece was created out of a 3D printing technology. Hopefully from a company in Ohio, I thought.
Lastly, another thought struck me. My son, John, loves map. I can't show him this. He'd want one too. I can't blame him, though. So do I.
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