Jerry's Map(jerrysmap.com)
511 points by turtleyacht 17 hours ago | 55 comments
tl;dr: In 1963, Jerry began doodling a map of an imaginary city during a boring job, set it aside in 1983, then resumed decades later — it now spans 4,000+ 8x10 panels arranged in a rough circle. The project is governed by an evolving deck of ~100 instruction cards that dictate what to paint, collage, or alter on each panel, along with rules about layers (paint bands, collage, "city squares," Void, Red Dimension, etc.) that progressively replace earlier work. The result is a rule-based, semi-randomized generative art system executed by hand over 60+ years.
HN Discussion:
  • Sharing related tools or digital recreations of Jerry's Map system
  • Personal nostalgia about making similar imaginary maps or worlds as children
  • Appreciation for the rule-based system that balances structure and creativity
  • Connecting the project to outsider art and other rule-based creative works
  • Pointing to prior documentation and coverage of the project