30 Day Map Challenge
My entries for the #30DayMapChallenge - 30 days, 30 maps, exploring different cartographic themes and techniques throughout November 2025.
Points
Map point data with effective symbolization
Lines
Visualize linear features like roads and rivers
Polygons
Create area-focused maps with choropleth techniques
Data Challenge: My Data
Map personal datasets or GPS traces
Earth
Focus on landforms, geology, and elevation
Dimensions
Explore 3D visualization and unconventional approaches
Accessibility
Show how people navigate and travel
Urban
Map built environments and city infrastructure
Analog
Create handmade maps using traditional methods
Air
Visualize weather, pollution, and atmospheric phenomena
Minimal Map
Use fewest possible elements while maintaining clarity
Map from 2125
Speculate about future cartography
10 Minute Map
Design and produce within time constraints
Data Challenge: OpenStreetMap
Use OSM as primary source
Fire
Map heat, wildfires, and energy patterns
Cell
Visualize tessellations, networks, or cellular processes
A New Tool
Experiment with unfamiliar software or techniques
Out of This World
Map fantasy, exoplanets, or conceptual spaces
Projections
Focus on map projections and their distortions
Water
Explore hydrology, oceans, and aquatic systems
Icons
Use pictograms as primary cartographic focus
Data Challenge: Natural Earth
Create small-scale world maps
Process
Document your mapmaking workflow
Places and Their Names
Experiment with typography and toponymy
Hexagons
Use hexagonal binning for data visualization
Transport
Map mobility and sustainable transit options
Boundaries
Visualize lines of division
Black
Create monochromatic or darkness-themed maps
Raster
Map using satellite imagery or elevation models
Makeover
Redesign previous work for improvement
Join the challenge at 30daymapchallenge.com