somethingaboutmaps

Last year, I created a new map projection, the Asymmetric Monstrosity, designed to make somewhat of an artistic and educational statement about projections in general.

It’s finally time for me to write something about generative AI.

I recently finished up a first draft of a piece for a client, a map that gave me a chance to try some new things and also exercise some cartographic muscles that I haven’t for a while.

To make maps, we must sin against the landscape.

It’s been a good while since I wrote a tutorial, so let’s take a moment to learn something new!

I make most of my living doing freelance mapping and GIS (and it’s been very busy lately, hence why I’ve not written here in months).

It’s been a summer full of side projects here.

Gentle readers, I have just wrapped up a fun side project that will be of great interest to a very small number of you.

Friends, you might remember that, last year, I wrote to you about how I was finally able to see a dream I’d had for many years come true: bringing together a bunch of map creators onto a single website.

Though it’s been about a week since we sent it out there, I just recalled that I haven’t alerted all of you to the 2025 edition of the freelance cartographer survey that Aly Ollivierre and I conduct.

Friends, I’m excited to share that I have just completed a world physical map, in my new asymmetric monstrosity projection.