I’ve noticed that both Iceland and the Isle of Man have striking similarities when it comes to their belief in mystical land protectors and fairies.  I find it fascinating, and with the barrier between the spiritual and physical world thinning

I hand-draw my maps. Every line, every tree, every beast—every single thing you see is hand-drawn. Even the typeface used on my maps is homemade and unique to Royale Maps.  And because everything is handmade, nothing is obvious or programmed;

Northern Lights Explained: Short and Sweet   The sun emits solar particles into space. Earth receives these particles, and they react with our atmosphere. This reaction between the solar particles and our atmosphere produces the beautiful colors in the sky

No one knew better than Plato how to invent a ‘noble lie’. Benjamin Jowett, M.A Tweet Atlantis: The Most Elusive Island in History Randomly place your finger on a map, and chances are I could find you an interpretation of

Why is designing the Map of California so laborious? Marketing-wise, it’s a good one: plenty of visitors, inhabitants, dreamers… potential buyers. When in doubt, a friend I recently met advised me to simply ask myself this: “does it feel right,

It’s been too long. Side projects have veered me away from cartography and it’s time I injected some love back into Royale Maps. Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to work on