Projects that unite art, history, data, and humor

Jeffrey Linn is an artist and cartographer. He draws upon the past to create visions of the future.

In addition to the work you see here, he has constructed worlds for AAA game studios, and lectured on concepts and techniques of world building at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Jeffrey also makes maps of transit systems.

His work has been featured in Forbes, the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Grist, and the Huffington Post. It has been praised by Ursula K. Le Guin, and verified by Snopes. It’s also plastered on every bus stop in Seattle.

Jeffrey Linn Curriculum Vitae

In the Media

Forbes

Linn’s use of period gas station maps...deftly points the finger of blame at oil conglomerates

Stamen Pollinate Interview

Jeffrey Linn blends the mentality of an artist with the mind of a scientist

GeoMob Podcast Interview

How do you combine nostalgia with the future?

The Raven Interview

Thousands of years? A thousand? Hundreds? Ever? The best answer is, we simply don’t know.

Snopes

Though controversial, Linn's scenario is one some scientists consider plausible if humans were to burn all available remaining fossil fuels:

Washington Post

Nobody thinks this will happen in our lifetimes. However, if we let global warming rip, and move into a hothouse world with enough heat trapped by atmospheric greenhouse gases, it could someday.