Inviting Vangelis Livieratos to undertake one of the cartographic dimensions, articulating ad libitum on a regular basis in the "Scales" section of the electronic magazine "Logos & Art" was certain to respond with the freshness, the combinatory radiance, and the linguistic eloquence of the dean of our modern cartography, the internationally renowned teacher, not only his sensitivity as a discreet cryptographer. What was unexpected was revealed through the multifaceted thematic that he presented every month, a thematic that showed trends of convergence with the current events of that time, along with simplifying approaches (for non-specialized readers) to various fascinating subjects: The map as a representation process involving sciences, technologies, arts, and experiences - the concept of scale - the "beautiful" map that sometimes prevails over the "correct" one - a king victim of cartographers - maps between satirical art and ideological influence. But also more specialized artistic topics: The cartography of Umberto Eco, an unknown cartographer (A. Mavrokordatos), how can the physical surface of a sphere become flat, a self-taught contemporary map artist, etc.

Art is a way of representing things in a way that forms new contexts. The collaboration of a cartographic biennium has yielded this dazzling book.