#city maps

[hessdalen-globe]

I decided to hang up some travel maps on the walls of my little office area, mostly of the Maritime region.

My New Brunswick map included these little insets for the cities of the province. And it’s gotten me interested in trying to make city maps of my own again.

I’ve always struggled with cities, possibly in part due to the fact that I am extremely rural coded and my country mind cannot comprehend city designs. But more likely it’s because all of my map practice is rooted in large scale maps, not small scale ones with streets. But it’s a skill I’d like to improve.

[trawickimages]

OKC Manhole Map Hunt

Forgotten Main Street usually lives on two-lane highways—rusty pickups, ghost signs, brick storefronts, and the kind of places you only find when you take the long way around. But every once in a while, the adventure isn’t out on the backroads. Sometimes it’s right under our boots in downtown Oklahoma City. If you’ve walked the sidewalks downtown and never looked down—there’s a good chance…

OKC Manhole Map Hunt

[pelomundodascidades]

Blue Crow Media/Jacinthe Gigou, Modern Brussels Map / Carte Bruxelles Moderne, 2024

[victusinveritas]

Sketch of 1544 showing part of Edinburgh, including the Netherbow Port.

Edinburgh, Scotland by George A. Reid. Map done in 1935, depicting Edinburgh at the time of Mary, Queen of Scots.

From  Gordon of Rothiemay's Map of Edinburgh, 1647 (reprinted in an 1880 book about Edinburgh):

City of Edinburgh, 1667:

"The Citie of Edinburgh from the South" (detail) by Wenceslas Hollar (1670):

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Reflections on Childhood Creativity in the Digital Age

My generation may be the last to fondly recall the concept of a family “computer room.” In our case, it was more accurately described as a computer nook — a perpetually dim and narrow corner, crammed with a chaotic mix of tangled wires, ancient plug-in speakers, forgotten trinkets, dusty dishes, and tumbleweeds of dog hair. This cluttered space became my sanctuary. As I strained my eyes against…

Reflections on Childhood Creativity in the Digital Age

[despoinanyx]

I just noticed I haven't shown these.

[geckcellentmaps]

Oct 2: Wreck and Ruin

Time Spent: 40 min

Spent some time doing detail and layer work with the terrain, though it's all hidden under the ship and waves and rocks lol. This one was nice and simple, and I do love a good shipwreck.