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
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
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New poster! Hachure illustrations of the highest Cascade Range volcanoes. This one took a lot of experimentation to get the layout right. If you or someone you know loves this area, check it out. www.etsy.com/listing/4373...
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New poster! Hachure illustrations of the highest Cascade Range volcanoes. This one took a lot of experimentation to get the layout right. If you or someone you know loves this area, check it out. www.etsy.com/listing/4373...
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New author interview live! This one's with Nick Swartsell and Andy Woodruff, the editor and cartographer of Belt's forthcoming Cincinnati in 50 Maps. @awoodruff.bsky.social beltpublishing.com/pages/conver...
Conversation with Andy Woodruff and Nick Swartsell
Belt talks to Andy Woodruff, cartographer, and Nick Swartsell, editor of Cincinnati in 50 Maps Nick, you edited this book, and Andy, you created the maps. Tell me about the process of collaborating ...
beltpublishing.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New author interview live! This one's with Nick Swartsell and Andy Woodruff, the editor and cartographer of Belt's forthcoming Cincinnati in 50 Maps. @awoodruff.bsky.social beltpublishing.com/pages/conver...
If you have a London person in your life, this looks very nice! (Unsurprisingly, coming from one of the best cartographers out there!)
🚨 One month to go till THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON by me and @mattfromlondon.bsky.social hits the shops!
Packed with maps and illustrations, learn about London's 32 boroughs, how they came to be, the fascinating places in each, and much more history and trivia besides. Preorder today!
ℹ️ bit.ly/BorosLdn
Packed with maps and illustrations, learn about London's 32 boroughs, how they came to be, the fascinating places in each, and much more history and trivia besides. Preorder today!
ℹ️ bit.ly/BorosLdn
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If you have a London person in your life, this looks very nice! (Unsurprisingly, coming from one of the best cartographers out there!)
Cincinnati in 50 Maps, by Nick Swartsell and me, is off to the printer, so you can get your pre-orders in now for the December launch! beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
Get this, folks: I counted and there are 125 individual maps. That's 75 extra maps for free!
Get this, folks: I counted and there are 125 individual maps. That's 75 extra maps for free!
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
September 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Cincinnati in 50 Maps, by Nick Swartsell and me, is off to the printer, so you can get your pre-orders in now for the December launch! beltpublishing.com/products/cin...
Get this, folks: I counted and there are 125 individual maps. That's 75 extra maps for free!
Get this, folks: I counted and there are 125 individual maps. That's 75 extra maps for free!
Since Boston is sounding the “don’t drive a truck on Storrow” sirens this week, time to post this map again, now with a timeline.
As far as I can tell, either the messaging works or the idea of students smashing U-Hauls into overpasses is largely a myth. I couldn’t find any real spike in September.
As far as I can tell, either the messaging works or the idea of students smashing U-Hauls into overpasses is largely a myth. I couldn’t find any real spike in September.
August 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Since Boston is sounding the “don’t drive a truck on Storrow” sirens this week, time to post this map again, now with a timeline.
As far as I can tell, either the messaging works or the idea of students smashing U-Hauls into overpasses is largely a myth. I couldn’t find any real spike in September.
As far as I can tell, either the messaging works or the idea of students smashing U-Hauls into overpasses is largely a myth. I couldn’t find any real spike in September.
Me at 7pm: wow, I made a vegan dinner that was actually pretty satisfying!
Me at 11pm:
Me at 11pm:
August 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Me at 7pm: wow, I made a vegan dinner that was actually pretty satisfying!
Me at 11pm:
Me at 11pm:
Making what might be my first real, work-for-hire grayscale maps after all these years. Monochrome is a fun challenge for a pet project, but when it’s “distinctly symbolize these 7 routes and 90 points that are all on top of each other if you want your money” it’s just kind of… hard?
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Making what might be my first real, work-for-hire grayscale maps after all these years. Monochrome is a fun challenge for a pet project, but when it’s “distinctly symbolize these 7 routes and 90 points that are all on top of each other if you want your money” it’s just kind of… hard?
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The rail map of Columbus, OH, a city of nearly one million people:
August 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The rail map of Columbus, OH, a city of nearly one million people:
XI. Thou shall not rest thy legs on the LORD’s landscaping
August 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
XI. Thou shall not rest thy legs on the LORD’s landscaping
Another solid day in the 30+ years of progress in advancing this from Simpsons joke to actual GOP platform.
July 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Another solid day in the 30+ years of progress in advancing this from Simpsons joke to actual GOP platform.
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Build it!
Everyone should learn the joy of changing trains at Park Street. This is what peak transit system design looks like.
Seattle to San Francisco? Just go Inbound to Park St and change trains to go Outbound to San Francisco! Nothing could be simpler!
Everyone should learn the joy of changing trains at Park Street. This is what peak transit system design looks like.
Seattle to San Francisco? Just go Inbound to Park St and change trains to go Outbound to San Francisco! Nothing could be simpler!
July 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Build it!
Everyone should learn the joy of changing trains at Park Street. This is what peak transit system design looks like.
Seattle to San Francisco? Just go Inbound to Park St and change trains to go Outbound to San Francisco! Nothing could be simpler!
Everyone should learn the joy of changing trains at Park Street. This is what peak transit system design looks like.
Seattle to San Francisco? Just go Inbound to Park St and change trains to go Outbound to San Francisco! Nothing could be simpler!