A clear, evocative portrayal of data applied to maps in E.O. Wilson’s recent Vanity Fiar article Problems Without Borders: Politics & Power.

The top image is warped to show exports of tree products, and the bottom image shows consumption. Notice how the countries that produce paper almost disappear when we look at them through the lense of who is using those trees.

The treatment reminds me of Chris Mendoza’s Ping Geography, which warps the world map, dynamically, according to connectivity speed to different parts of the world.