I’m re-branding. More posts and exciting developments to come over the next week or so.

Long story why I made this map. It’s one of the many things I’m involved with as newbie journalist, and I wanted to share. Below I mapped out all of Chicago’s June 2009 festivals. Click on a blue dot and it will tell you the date, locale and Web information of said festival. Interestingly enough, I can overlay this map with a registered sex offender map I did in grad school. But that might dampen the mood, yes?

As a journalist, it’s humbling to learn how journalism was conducted, produced and distributed long before computers. While technology has made our industry so efficient, it’s also the same beast that is hurting us today. As I watched the video before, I tried to imagine where we would be as an industry if we still had to use the Gutenberg printing press. Interesting thought. And for all you Radiohead lovers out there, enjoy the music…

KLUGE from Northern Lights on Vimeo.