Globee Ltd




In recent months Hand Made Maps has been creating a series of illustrated globes for Globee Ltd. The concept, originated by Mr David Sinclair, is to illustrate cities and their main points of interest, to be retailed in the tourism market. Some of the globes will talk (!) – by touching a specific illustration a commentary comes from within on the history of what is being touched…

Already completed are globes for London, Harrods, The Royal Collection, Edinburgh. Cambridge, Las Vegas and Los Angeles (shown above) , Berlin, Paris, Rome, Venice, Sydney and New York. More destinations are planned.

Award for Charles Darwin exhibition ‘Uncovering Origin’


Including maps and illustrations from Hand Made Maps Ltd the ‘Uncovering Origin’ permanent exhibition at the home of Charles Darwin at Down in Kent has been awarded the ‘Best UK Tourism Project for 2009 Award’ by the British Guild of Travel Writers. There are further examples of the artwork featured earlier in this weblog, but better still visit the exhibition !

Hellboy II







(Click to run tiles sequence for Hellboy II.)
Commissioned by Matt Curtis of Abrahams Pants, we produced a series of drawings (above) in renaissance manner to be used in the title sequence of Hellboy II ( directed by Guillermo del Toro).

The sepia drawings and da Vinci-style mirror writing were reversed out into glowing white overlaying the machine animations.

The concept behind the commission being that the mechanical monsters had humanistic traits, hence the use of drawings styles from the great humanist age of the Renaissance.

28 Wonders of the World


Short while ago, commissioned by The Guardian, a World Map Poster with free stickers, depicting various wonders of the world – 7 Ancient, 7 Modern, 7 Natural and 7 Technological. Given away with the newspaper on four consecutive Saturdays.

Body Holiday, St Lucia



Completed in March 2009, an aerial view illustration for the Body Holiday resort in St Lucia, West Indies. Referenced from site photography and Google Earth, the illustration shows the layout of amenities and the general landscape of the resort. Unfortunately, illustrators don’t get the trip, whereas photographers do!

The two pictures show the final artwork, with text overlay, and a work-in-progress shot – taken to show the client at a half-way stage.