Today, though, map-makers are proud to unveil a 21st-century digital chart that they hope will serve Benin for many years, helping to guide development and preserve its environment.

Bad font choices can undermine the map's intended message. One of Brewer's PhD students, Elaine Guidero, is investigating what essential characteristics imbue a font with a particular tone, or ...

Kéré Architecture has revealed its design for the National Assembly of Benin in the West African country’s capital city of Porto-Novo. The Republic of Benin chose the Berlin-based firm, led by Francis ...

This was Narukawa's goal when he created the AuthaGraph map, and although it is not perfectly accurate, the Good Design Award committee mentions that the same technique could be used with more ...

The map-making process also revealed that there are approximately 1,550 health centres, 8,500 schools, 9,025 water sources and 9,400 places of worship dotted across the country.

The map-making process also revealed that there are approximately 1,550 health centres, 8,500 schools, 9,025 water sources and 9,400 places of worship dotted across the country.