Andy Woodruff
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Andy Woodruff
@awoodruff.bsky.social
· Nov 12
If we all live on this site now, are (re)introductions in order?
I make all sorts of maps. Web maps, faux-antique maps, trail maps, feathery terrain maps, typographic maps, time zone maps, Boston maps, eclipse maps, a basketball...
Highlights here from the past 20(!) or so years: andywoodruff.com
I make all sorts of maps. Web maps, faux-antique maps, trail maps, feathery terrain maps, typographic maps, time zone maps, Boston maps, eclipse maps, a basketball...
Highlights here from the past 20(!) or so years: andywoodruff.com
Alright cartografriends, I have a maps book from @mapcenter.com for my 5 year old, but I still need something for the 3 year old. Recommendations?
Ideally not just, like, actual maps. Something that explains what maps are, in a way that a 3 year old can kind of understand.
Ideally not just, like, actual maps. Something that explains what maps are, in a way that a 3 year old can kind of understand.
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Alright cartografriends, I have a maps book from @mapcenter.com for my 5 year old, but I still need something for the 3 year old. Recommendations?
Ideally not just, like, actual maps. Something that explains what maps are, in a way that a 3 year old can kind of understand.
Ideally not just, like, actual maps. Something that explains what maps are, in a way that a 3 year old can kind of understand.
[speaking into the void] Look if you require me to create an account in order to purchase your product directly from you, I’m just going to leave and do the Bad Thing and buy it from Amazon, because of course I already have an account there like everyone else in the world.
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
[speaking into the void] Look if you require me to create an account in order to purchase your product directly from you, I’m just going to leave and do the Bad Thing and buy it from Amazon, because of course I already have an account there like everyone else in the world.
Cincinnati in 50 Maps is officially in the world today! Words and (most) ideas by Nick Swartsell, maps by me. Just look how nicely it fits under a Christmas tree.
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Cincinnati in 50 Maps is officially in the world today! Words and (most) ideas by Nick Swartsell, maps by me. Just look how nicely it fits under a Christmas tree.
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
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Books that start with maps. End with maps. Have maps in the middle. A lot of maps. Upwards of 49 maps. I know a couple good ones coming out tomorrow!
beltpublishing.com/products/col...
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
beltpublishing.com/products/col...
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Books that start with maps. End with maps. Have maps in the middle. A lot of maps. Upwards of 49 maps. I know a couple good ones coming out tomorrow!
beltpublishing.com/products/col...
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
beltpublishing.com/products/col...
beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
The last step is that it goes on my map!
I should also do a version with cases that were closed with comments like “turkey flew away 🤷♂️” because it seemed like a lot of them.
I should also do a version with cases that were closed with comments like “turkey flew away 🤷♂️” because it seemed like a lot of them.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The last step is that it goes on my map!
I should also do a version with cases that were closed with comments like “turkey flew away 🤷♂️” because it seemed like a lot of them.
I should also do a version with cases that were closed with comments like “turkey flew away 🤷♂️” because it seemed like a lot of them.
People are also saying you should buy this one.
Columbus in 50 Maps *also* comes out next week! beltpublishing.com/products/col...
Columbus in 50 Maps
Edited by Brent Warren with cartography by Vicky Johnson-DahlDecember 2, 2025 This full-color book of maps, one of Belt Publishing's 50 Maps Series, presents the capital and biggest city in Ohio like ...
beltpublishing.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
People are also saying you should buy this one.
Oh yeah this is very soon! People are saying that it's a nice book and you should buy it.
Cincy in 50 Maps is out next week! beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
Cincinnati in 50 Maps
Edited by Nick Swartsell with cartography by Andy Woodruff Publication date: December 2, 2025 There are as many versions of Greater Cincinnati as there are residents of the region. That’s roughly tw...
beltpublishing.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Oh yeah this is very soon! People are saying that it's a nice book and you should buy it.
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Transit Study I
Nine gel pens on 24x32cm black paper.
New item in the shop! Adding more this weekend.
www.timwallace.art/product/tran...
Nine gel pens on 24x32cm black paper.
New item in the shop! Adding more this weekend.
www.timwallace.art/product/tran...
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Transit Study I
Nine gel pens on 24x32cm black paper.
New item in the shop! Adding more this weekend.
www.timwallace.art/product/tran...
Nine gel pens on 24x32cm black paper.
New item in the shop! Adding more this weekend.
www.timwallace.art/product/tran...
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By request, here's a thread of books that I think make excellent gifts this holiday season (obviously they're cartographically inclined, you know me)
1. Best anthology
"All Over the Map" by Betsy Mason and Greg Miller
A gorgeous, full color history of maps mind-bending maps from around the world.
1. Best anthology
"All Over the Map" by Betsy Mason and Greg Miller
A gorgeous, full color history of maps mind-bending maps from around the world.
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
By request, here's a thread of books that I think make excellent gifts this holiday season (obviously they're cartographically inclined, you know me)
1. Best anthology
"All Over the Map" by Betsy Mason and Greg Miller
A gorgeous, full color history of maps mind-bending maps from around the world.
1. Best anthology
"All Over the Map" by Betsy Mason and Greg Miller
A gorgeous, full color history of maps mind-bending maps from around the world.
Videos from the @nacis.bsky.social conference are now online, somewhat soothing my monthlong regret of missing the first half of @itspangler.bsky.social's talk.
Fabricated cartographies of the quantified self - Ian Spangler, Leventhal Map & Education Center
YouTube video by NACIS
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November 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Videos from the @nacis.bsky.social conference are now online, somewhat soothing my monthlong regret of missing the first half of @itspangler.bsky.social's talk.
In my box of Random Old Maps is a smaller box of maps and brochures, mostly from the 1950s, from one person’s travels. I don’t know how or why I have them.
A couple of my favorites are deck plans of ocean liners like the Queen Elizabeth, which in 1946 finally began passenger service after the war.
A couple of my favorites are deck plans of ocean liners like the Queen Elizabeth, which in 1946 finally began passenger service after the war.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In my box of Random Old Maps is a smaller box of maps and brochures, mostly from the 1950s, from one person’s travels. I don’t know how or why I have them.
A couple of my favorites are deck plans of ocean liners like the Queen Elizabeth, which in 1946 finally began passenger service after the war.
A couple of my favorites are deck plans of ocean liners like the Queen Elizabeth, which in 1946 finally began passenger service after the war.
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Discount bundles on allllll published 50 Maps books: 10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. Stock up for the holidays!
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Discount bundles on allllll published 50 Maps books: 10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. Stock up for the holidays!
Back in Ohio, there was a kid in my school who, for the 10 years I was there, was a whole package of smart, popular, and friendly. Class prez in high school, naturally. Also could do impressive juggling tricks in 6th grade.
Anyway he crushed his re-election to Cincinnati mayor yesterday!
Anyway he crushed his re-election to Cincinnati mayor yesterday!
Wow.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
JD Vance’s younger brother is losing in an absolute landslide in the Cincinnati mayor election after JD endorsed him.
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Back in Ohio, there was a kid in my school who, for the 10 years I was there, was a whole package of smart, popular, and friendly. Class prez in high school, naturally. Also could do impressive juggling tricks in 6th grade.
Anyway he crushed his re-election to Cincinnati mayor yesterday!
Anyway he crushed his re-election to Cincinnati mayor yesterday!
Such a blessing to be the parent of children in their precious, innocent first few years of life. You can eat a bunch of their Halloween candy after they go to bed and they’ll have no idea.
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Such a blessing to be the parent of children in their precious, innocent first few years of life. You can eat a bunch of their Halloween candy after they go to bed and they’ll have no idea.
Got a nice package in the mail yesterday. You, too, could receive it! beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Got a nice package in the mail yesterday. You, too, could receive it! beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
To any Boston-area map people who might still be with me on this site: head down to our southern neighbor Thursday evening for Maptime! I guarantee this is the closest thing to Maptime Boston you’re going see in the foreseeable future. www.mapcenter.com/maptimeri
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
To any Boston-area map people who might still be with me on this site: head down to our southern neighbor Thursday evening for Maptime! I guarantee this is the closest thing to Maptime Boston you’re going see in the foreseeable future. www.mapcenter.com/maptimeri
Well I still haven’t seen our book, but I guess the important thing is that my mom has.
October 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Well I still haven’t seen our book, but I guess the important thing is that my mom has.
Finally tried the Marmite sample that @kennethfield.bsky.social handed out at the @nacis.bsky.social conference. I like it more than most cartograms. #nacis2025
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Finally tried the Marmite sample that @kennethfield.bsky.social handed out at the @nacis.bsky.social conference. I like it more than most cartograms. #nacis2025
You'll hear me screaming much more about this book in a month or so, but for now I've made a little portfolio update to add a thing on the soon-to-be-published Cincinnati in 50 Maps, which you can and should pre-order now. andywoodruff.com/posts/2025/c...
Cincinnati in 50 Maps - Andy Woodruff, cartographer
50+ original maps of Cincinnati in a book edited by Nick Swartsell with cartography by Andy Woodruff
andywoodruff.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You'll hear me screaming much more about this book in a month or so, but for now I've made a little portfolio update to add a thing on the soon-to-be-published Cincinnati in 50 Maps, which you can and should pre-order now. andywoodruff.com/posts/2025/c...
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When I lived in Oakland, I was part of this amazing group called MapTime that was a friendly, quirky, techie and kind group of cartographers and geography-enthusiasts.
It was called MapTime and I've started a RI chapter. Come hang out and learn with us! www.mapcenter.com/maptimeri
It was called MapTime and I've started a RI chapter. Come hang out and learn with us! www.mapcenter.com/maptimeri
MapTimeRI — The Map Center
www.mapcenter.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When I lived in Oakland, I was part of this amazing group called MapTime that was a friendly, quirky, techie and kind group of cartographers and geography-enthusiasts.
It was called MapTime and I've started a RI chapter. Come hang out and learn with us! www.mapcenter.com/maptimeri
It was called MapTime and I've started a RI chapter. Come hang out and learn with us! www.mapcenter.com/maptimeri
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If you're in the Boston area and you want to see some cool maps and learn about why we shouldn't always trust them, join me for my library talk "How Maps Lie" this friday! newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/14866807
The Map Center Presents: How Maps Lie
Join Andrew Middleton of The Map Center in Pawtucket, RI for a fun and informative talk on how maps tell all sorts of stories. Learn how historical and contemporary maps are...
newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you're in the Boston area and you want to see some cool maps and learn about why we shouldn't always trust them, join me for my library talk "How Maps Lie" this friday! newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/14866807
Me 363 days of the year: heck yeah, no dentist appointment today!
Me 2 days of the year: ugh
Me 2 days of the year: ugh
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Me 363 days of the year: heck yeah, no dentist appointment today!
Me 2 days of the year: ugh
Me 2 days of the year: ugh
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Catch my next library talk on October 10 at the Newton Free Library in Newton MA
newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/14866807
newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/14866807
The Map Center Presents: How Maps Lie
Join Andrew Middleton of The Map Center in Pawtucket, RI for a fun and informative talk on how maps tell all sorts of stories. Learn how historical and contemporary maps are...
newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Catch my next library talk on October 10 at the Newton Free Library in Newton MA
newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/14866807
newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/14866807