Australian cartographer and illustrator Alex Hotchin talks about her first map, cycling from Scotland to Cambodia sans GPS, and “a career drawing how beautiful the world can be.” See her work at alexhotchin.com Alex's first creative map: bottom of the page, “Jericho” Martijn Doolaard’s Two Years on a Bike NACIS Atlas of Design  Ed Fairburn’s portraits in maps   Sara Drake’s handmade maps  Need maps for your org’s reports, decks, walls and events? The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast. See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: Radiant Maps. See the most beautiful backlit maps at radiantmaps.co