Cameron Booth | Highways of the USA Map | Portland (US) | By Lee Fleming

Oregon-based graphic designer Cameron Booth is a mapmaker whose designs we’ve been following from afar. After almost two years of single-handed research and checking and cross checking, Booth has released his latest map project: The Highways of the United States of America. The extensive map features every single current and signed Interstate Highway and U.S. Highway in the contiguous 48 states.

Booth gained over 20 years of design experience in his hometown of Sydney (Australia) before he relocated to Portland where he works as a Senior Graphic Designer at Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Portland office. Alongside his day job, Booth runs Transit Maps, a tumblr dedicated to celebrating transit maps and diagrams from around the world.

Booth’s latest map project takes many design cues from subway maps but is essentially a ‘simplified road map’ that integrates two complex networks based on geography. A fully archival print, the map is inked on Moab Lasal Matte alpha cellulose paper that is acid and lignin-free. The map interconnects each U.S State but can also be divided into individual states and regions and can be purchased on Booth’s online shop.

Tandem Coffee Roasters | Portland, Maine (USA)

With coffee experiences in Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, San Francisco and New York, Will and Kathleen felt it was time to go it alone and set up Tandem Coffee Roasters in Portland, Maine. With a fearless passion for coffee, Will’s background in carpentry, Kathleen’s immaculate painting and sanding skills they built a cozy café and roastery in a beautiful 1930’s brick building nestled in East Bayside. Tandem Coffee Roasters found themselves in good company with their Portland neighbours including Bunker Brewing Co.

Starting with an empty space meant Will and Kathleen we’re able to create their vision of a café and roastery all under a single roof. They purposely designed the roasting space to be open and transparent, allowing their customers to witness the sample roasting and cupping of new coffees. The café itself offers a simple traditional menu of seasonal espresso and drip coffees, tea and pastries alongside bags of coffee available to purchase to be enjoyed at home. Mind due, the design and interior of the café makes for a space where strangers quickly become friends.

Read more about Tandem Cofee Roasters by visiting their website.