A comprehensive Metro for Marseille, France, which only exists in a parallel universe.

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Maps

Streamlined geography

Much of my design experience has involved drawing maps. You can get Google maps on your phone,
but a tailored route map of your particular journey simplifies the geography, distills the information,
and instils confidence in stepping into the unknown.

The style of many of the maps shown here is a hybrid of streamlined geography; not as abstract as Metro-style maps, nor as complicated as maps which accurately display every nook & cranny. But I also have plenty of experience drawing network diagrams and close-up details.

Projects involve

— Strategy for representing complicated information in a legible, useful style

— Quality control with updates and maintenance as networks change over time

— Intricate knowledge of Illustrator

Map of the Colchester bus network with various routes highlighted in different colors, connecting neighborhoods such as West Bergholt, Braiswick, Lexden, Stanway, Greenstead, Old Heath, Wivenhoe, and Wivenho, with a central town center.
Map of bus routes and schedules for Central Reading, showing bus routes, stops, and service times, with highlights for night buses, daytime, and evening frequencies, on a dark background with colored lines and key information.

Guide to night buses in Reading, aimed at a student audience

A local area bus map of Cardiff connecting Rhiwbina, Whitchurch, Llandaff North, Gabala, and Heath Hospital with stops at primary schools and high schools. The map shows bus routes, stops, and schedules for weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, along with fare information for adults and young persons, and options for using an app for tickets.

Guide to a neighbourhood detail in Cardiff, showing more information than on the network map

Map of the London Underground showing lines from Alfreton to Nottinghm, with station names and connections to other lines, including Eastwood, Kimberley, Phoenix Park, and Nottingham city center.
Map of Nottingham transit routes showing rainbow one, rapid one, and rapid one non-stop lines, with stations and landmarks like Nottingham city centre, Eastwood, Kimberley, and Ripley.

Trentbarton in Nottingham, UK, run a “Rainbow” branded small network of routes along a major corridor. Here is the network diagram as it appears on the bus, and the slightly more detailed version from the leaflet.

The emphasis here is to show which places are served by each colour of route so people can easily identify which bus they need out of Nottingham.

West Midlands Trains

Rail network maps that appear online, in print, and on-board trains. These are network diagrams that require no geographical context, because train travel is more of a point-to-point journey than bus travel, which may involve more options and opportunities to get on or off at different places.

Map of the London Northwestern Railway with train routes, station names, and connections, featuring color-coded lines and icons for accessibility, tickets, and connections.
Map of West Midlands Railway network showing stations, interchanges, and platform access details with color coding.

This is a network map for the Go-Ahead Group’s routes in Greater Manchester. It’s a very simplified representation of the entire city, showing predominantly main roads and straightening them for simplicity.

Map of Oxford public transportation routes with different lines shown in various colors, including routes to surrounding towns such as Banbury, Bicester, Witney, and Wantage, along with key stations and transfer points.

Here is a close-up of Stagecoach’s network of bus routes in rural Oxfordshire. The emphasis here is to show more of the geography, so locals can understand where their bus goes, while keeping it simple enough for strangers to quickly see where they can go from Oxford by bus.

Real estate maps & floorplans

As the child of an architect I grew up with architectural floorpans in the house. So when I worked for an agency specialising in real estate it was a seamless fit for me to start illustrating the brochures with floorplans.

Floor plan of the B2 Fourth floor showing available space in orange, terrace in gray, and core in dark gray, with staircases and entry points.
A black-and-white map showing streets and blocks, including Goodge Street, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street, and Oxford Circus, with numbered locations and street names, highlighting building 42.
Floor plan of the lower ground floor showing retail space, offices, restrooms, bicycle storage, lockers, showers, plant room, lifts, lobby, staircases, and a lightwell with potential staircase location.
Architectural blueprint of a multi-story building with a legend, floor area measurements, and notes.
Map of central London with various landmarks and streets, including the Museum of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, and London Stock Exchange, overlaid with colored dots indicating locations for financial, legal, TMT, and other categories, along with a legend on the left page.

Novelties

A festive Christmas map featuring a Christmas tree shape with street names, landmarks, and holiday-themed notes, topped with a large yellow star and a banner at the bottom that reads 'Merry Christmas' and 'a Happy New Year'.

Cardiff Bus Christmas card

A detailed map of transportation routes and points of interest in Hay Hassani Wasteland, with color-coded bus, tram, and highway lines, landmarks, parks, and neighborhoods labeled.

Non-official bus map of Casablanca