A Giant Map of the World

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I created this very large map of the world that measures 2.85m x 1.5m (roughly 9.5’ x 5’), which takes up nearly one entire wall of my living room. The map is based mostly on the vector and shaded relief data from the Natural Earth and the colored contour areas (height lines) from Amazon Web Services Terrain Tiles. I had the map printed on an ArtFrame (by Art Heroes), which is a textile canvas that is stretched along a black aluminum frame.

Senja, Lofoten & Vesterålen

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I created this map of Senja, Lofoten & Vesterålen to remember the five months I traveled through Norway in 2022. I loved the whole country, but these locations stole my heart. The map uses on data from the OpenStreetMap API and the height lines (contours) from Amazon Web Services Terrain Tiles. To make it more personal, I added several layers of personal geo data to the map as red elements: lines show our hikes, small dots along the road are the Google location history points, diamonds for the locations we stayed overnight, and more. I had the map printed at 50x60cm on fine-art paper and it is now hanging in a prime spot of our hallway.

Personal Data on Visual Cinnamon

A Giant Map of the World

Senja, Lofoten & Vesterålen