Cat Christmas Cards
Now available to buy colourful and cheery cat Christmas cards to help you spread some furry, festive cheer this Christmas. 2020 has been very a strange and unsettling year but happily that isn’t going to stop the Christmas celebrations and well-wishing over the next...
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London Waterways Canal Map Print
- by bekcruddace
- in Creative Illustrated Maps Retail
- posted May 6, 2020
Since designing the original England and Wales folding canal network maplets for the Canal and River Trust, I’ve been asked many times if copies of the London Waterways Canal map was available to buy. Thanks to ‘lockdown’ I’ve had a bit more time on...
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How to survive when you’re working from home
- by bekcruddace
- in Advice Working from home
- posted March 17, 2020
Working from home has lots of advantages and probably just as many disadvantages depending on what you do, how you like to do it and what sort of person you are. I’ve been working from home for quite a few years and I love...
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Lake Agnes Tea House Hiking Map
- by bekcruddace
- in Creative Illustrated Maps
- posted March 13, 2020
This is one of my most recent personal projects, an illustrated map showing the Lake Agnes Tea House Trail near Lake Louise in the beautiful Canadian Rockies. We visited Western Canada for three weeks last summer travelling north from Calgary to Jasper via Banff...
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Historical Style Mapping for Julie Klassen
- by bekcruddace
- in Creative Illustrated Maps Publishing
- posted January 16, 2020
With the publication of the latest book by the US author Julie Klassen I can now share the illustrated historical style mapping I designed to accompany her latest novel, ‘The Bridge to Belle Island‘. The brief indicated the rough size, shape and geographical location...
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How to Commission an Illustrator: my process explained
- by bekcruddace
- in Advice Creative Illustrated Maps
- posted October 18, 2019
Like most illustrators I’m frequently being asked to quote for commissions. Some requests come from Art Directors and Commissioning Editors who generally come armed with a brief, know all about what to expect, what they want and when they want it. However, many people...
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