The shift towards digital modes of production has fundamentally changed both cartography andgraphic design. The omni-present computer, the interactive possibilities of digital media and thedirect exchange of visual information through networks have blurred the distinction betweendesigners and users of visual information.Blind Maps and Blue Dots is the fi rst work to explore the disappearing boundaries between pro-ducers and users of maps. Using three mapmaking practices as examples the Blue Dot, the locationfunction in Google Maps; the Strava Global Heatmap, a world map showing the activities of a fi tnessapp; and the Situation in Syria maps, a regularly updated map of the Syrian confl ict made by anAmsterdam teenager renowned designer Joost Grootens shows the blurring of the binary distinct ionbetween producing and using, ultimately offering a whole new approach to graphic design.JOOST GROOTENS is a graphic designer, researcher at Leiden University and program leader ofthe Information Design Master's degree program at the Design Academy Eindhoven.