The Google Maps Landmark Icon as a Birdhouse by Shu-Chun Hsiao

Re-imagining a location symbol with a new function and in many locations.

All images © Shu-Chun Hsiao

Taiwanese designer Shu-Chun Hsiao has reappropriated a common symbol that most of us see more than we care to admit—the Google Maps landmark icon. In a way meant to reevaluate our perspective using scale, he imagines the icon as a location marker for birds instead of humans. Using the sentiment of people finding a destination using the Maps service, Hsiao has created a point B for birds that provides them with the food and shelter they often need.

[via Ignant]

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