Baldwin's Paris

Tyechia Lynn Thompson

ttp://www.baldwinsparis.com/#

An interactive map of Paris with color-coordinated markers that indicate the locations James Baldwin references. The colors indicate a set of locations referenced in a work by Baldwin. The markers include the title of the location and Baldwin’s description or use of the location.
The map provides viewers with a visual and interactive representation of Baldwin's references to places in Paris from his literary works.

This map is accessible to any internet user through a web browser. The raw data are not available to users.

The site uses Google Maps with the addition of specific literary references not available elsewhere.

Users need little knowledge of Baldwin to find this site informative. A basic understanding of map exploration is helpful for understanding how to navigate the map.

This site does not use a colorblind safe palette. While this is a challenge, it does not make the site completely inaccessible to color-blind users. In general, the colors are difficult to distinguish even as a noncolor blind user.

This is an interactive world map but only includes Baldwin data in Paris. An interesting expansion to this project would be to add Baldwin's location references beyond Paris. A similar project could be developed for New York for example.

Thompson, Tyechia Lynn. Baldwin's Paris, www.baldwinsparis.com/#.