Fast Company top creative people in business!

Today is a very flattering day: I made it into the Fast Company list of most creative people in business!!

Fast Company

Core77 article - Google Maps: Designing the Modern Atlas

My colleague Willem and I just wrote an article on the design process for Google Maps, which is being featured on the front page of Core77!

Some nice quotes in reaction to this:

"The designers' careful work is a reminder that a map is not just a small representation of a place, but a cultural artifact that relies on shared assumptions about what certain symbols should look like, or what is the best way to get someone from point A to point B. " -- Rebecca J. Rosen, The Atlantic

"Interesting read. The combination of cartography, UX, and technology, all mashed up into a lovely product. I use Google Maps daily, without giving second thought for the intricate thinking that goes behind creating this product. I myself love pouring over any kind of maps, and am sure it must have been really fascinating to go through the localized maps from across the globe. Keep up the 'Goog' work!!" -- Nikhil, commenting on the article

"Great read. I hadn't thought of it before, but after this I realize just how much info is now being presented through one of my favorite tools. Google Maps is becoming an operating system in it's own right." -- Jason, commenting on the article

Read the Core77 article: Google Maps: Designing the Modern Atlas

Good Design Award 2011

We just won the Good Design Award 2011 for our work on the Google Maps Japan map tiles!

For more details on what we did, see my earlier blog post about it, or the Good Design website...

Climax Ceilidh Band - Five Play

I've just finished the design for the cover of Climax Ceilidh Band's new album named Five Play. We tried to go for a real Blue Note feel to reflect the style of the music.



Climax Ceilidh Band

Climax Ceilidh Band - Come Dancing

I've just finished the design for the cover of Climax Ceilidh Band's first album named Come Dancing. The cover reflects the fresh new sound breaking away from its tired roots.



Climax Ceilidh Band

Meridian - Second

My design for the cover of Meridian's new album named Second. The meridian line theme from the first album is carried through, but this time doubled.



Climax Ceilidh Band

Daisy Mercedes Jones - The Canadian Adventurer Returns

My design for the cover of Daisy's second album.

Daisy Mercedes Jones

My design for the cover of Daisy's first album.