25 Apr The Atlas Awards 2018
Earlier in March the Cartographers’ Guild – of which I am a member – has announced the results of the 2018 Atlas Awards. All maps submitted within the community during the previous year are eligible for the yearly ...
29 Jan Free Map #04
Some time earlier in 2017 I created a custom brush set for my maps from hand-made elements like mountains and trees, but I hardly had a chance to experiment with it. Here is the first complete map that came out of it. For all of you ...
15 Dec Isla Nublar field guide map
I’ve always wanted to create maps out my favorite stories, be it film, book, music, or game. I currently have several in mind, but I’ve decided to start with one that holds a very special place in my heart: Jurassic ...
27 Nov New books from the Gothenburg Book Fair – part II
The second book I illustrated that was released during the Göteborg Book Fair is the fantasy young-adult epic Draconia, by Swedish author Patrik Bergström and published by Lillapiratförlaget (check out my previous post for the other ...
22 Nov How I create: Cape Horn map
In mid 2016 I was commissioned by Cape Horn, an outdoor clothing brand from Italy, to create a celebratory map for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Cape Horn. In this post I’ll briefly go over all the steps, from research to final illustration.
20 Nov New books from the Gothenburg Book Fair – part I
This edition of the Göteborg Book Fair – the largest literary festival in Scandinavia and the second largest book fair in Europe after the Frankfurt Book Fair – has been quite special for me, as two of the books I have ...
23 Mar Sven’s Retreat – a story in a map
I did another map exercise, once more inspired by Swedish nature. This time I thought of adding a background story for the map (just scroll to the end or click here), and I have to say I really enjoyed the process of coming up with ...
25 Jan Map exercise: Trehörningen
I did a little exercise map. I was inspired by one of my favourite spots in the forest near where I live. The lake is called Trehörningen (the triangle) and it has a very cozy wind shelter by the shore. In the area you can find lots ...
