A MAP OF THE WORLD

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ILLUSTRATORS AND STORYTELLERS
—gestalten. 2020

I conceived, researched and edited the bestselling A MAP OF THE WORLD in collaboration with GESTALTEN. This influential publication features some of the best contemporary pictorial or experimental maps and expands the idea of what makes a map, providing space and a careful look at pictorial cartography. Its success reveals the continued relevance and power of maps. An updated and expanded version was released in 2020.

“Maps make compelling promises. … They grasp greater concepts, detect patterns, prognosticate, and reveal new layers of meaning. … Cartography can be an incredible form of escapism, as maps act as proxies for experiences, real or fabricated. Whatever their purpose or subject matter, even the most rudimentary of maps have an inherent beauty, an attraction in their way of ordering things.”

“Some will take you where you want to go, or thereabouts. Most will certainly act as catalysts for explorations, daydreams, and critical observation.”

Excerpts from the book preface

Editors: Antonis Antoniou & gestalten
Cover art: Vesa S
Publication date: January 2020
Language: English

Also available in Spanish, Japanese and French.
 Mapas del Mundo
— Libros del Zorro Rojo. 2018 
 世界のデザイン・マップス
— Graphic-sha. 2019