Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela in a Mexican-Spanish family. Currently based in Madrid where she works as independent illustrator /animator /set designer/ piñata maker. Victoria is also one of the Illustrators and also one …
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ILLUSTRATOR: KIMBERLY CARPENTER
. Kimberly is a freelance illustrator and designer based in the UK. Her work is quirky, playful and often joyfully brightly coloured. When she isn’t working on client work or personal projects you can usually …
EDITOR: SYLVIE S.
Sylvie is a museum professional – currently director of a small museum in Minneapolis, MN. Intrigued by good books, beautiful views and rich history. Where do you live? Minneapolis, USA Where do you come from? Minneapolis, …
ILLUSTRATOR: ELENA RESKO
Elena Resko is an illustrator and coffee drinker based in Berlin. When not working on the client and personal projects, she is up to exploring the coffee shops in the search for the best cup …
WORLD BOOK DAY / DÍA DEL LIBRO / SANT JORDI
World book day, Día del libro, Sant Jordi, doesn’t matter how you call it, what matters is to celebrate a beautiful day devoted to one of the best things in the world: reading. Here I’m …
SUPERMINIMAPS + VICTORIA FERNÁNDEZ @ MAD IS MAD GALLERY
Superminimaps junto a Victoria Fernández estará participando en la exposición colectiva Mad Mad organizada por la Galería Mad is Mad de Chueca. Junto a nosotros expondrán los artistas, Ana Muñoz de Terry, Lorena Olmedo, Ana …
From Caños de Meca, with love
– Caños de Meca is a small seaside village embedded in the Parque Natural del Acantilado on the Costa de la Luz of Spain. It is part of the province of Cádiz, definitely one of my …
FROM BENIDORM, WITH LOVE
. Yes, this week we are featuring Benidorm. I know these beaches filled with expats and retired seniors are not usually a love at first sight story, but they are so peculiar (weird peculiar) that …
FROM TARIFA, WITH LOVE
Tarifa is a small, wonderful town in Cádiz, right on the southernmost coast of mainland Spain (there’s the Islas Canarias right next to Africa). Tarifa is very famous for being a world’s popular wind surf …
ILLUSTRATOR: CHARLOTTE MARTIN
Charlotte is a French illustrator based in London, UK and she loves everything cute, especially cats and rabbits. “I love travelling and map design has always been something I wanted to do since I am keeping …
ILLUSTRATOR: RENA ORTEGA
The name Renata comes from Italian and it means “reborn” But everybody knows me as Rena. I’m an illustrator, designer and world explorer based near Barcelona, between the city and the mountains. During childhood, I was …
A minimap of the Moon!
We just found this really nice Next City’s article that shares the story of Johannes Hevelius (Polland, 1611), astronomy student and creator of the first scientifically accurate maps of the moon. To be able …
Sampa Galleries: São Paulo
[symple_column size=”one-third” position=”first” fade_in=”false”] Like a flâneur, strolling through the streets and squares of the historic center of São Paulo is a trip to the past. Despite the huge amount of people, vendors and workers passing by, …
EDITOR: JULIA REIS
Julia is an Urban Planner and Architecture Designer graduated in São Paulo. Studied in Madrid, Spain for a year, time when she had the chance to travel a lot around Europe. Back to São Paulo, started …
Taste of Japan: Düsseldorf
Japanese town in Düsseldorf? No way? Yes way! Now you may find this rather odd, but given the 8000 Japanese citizens living in this city and surrounding area, it all makes sense. On Immermannstraße is …
Folky, Colourful, Happy: Ciudad de México
[symple_column size=”one-third” position=”first” fade_in=”false”] Mexico Lindo y Querido! is a magic city with over 20million people, so possibilities are literally endless. Although is a massive and modern city the past and traditions are still fresh, …