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Lionel Portier: “What I'm trying to convey with my maps is the pleasure of seeing beautiful things.”
Manage episode 387552946 series 3503335
Lyonnais illustrator and designer Lionel Portier on a mapmaking career that spans 30 years and five continents, accepting any map challenge an art director might conceive, a travel magazine gig that led to an Australian passport, painting 100 birds for a wetland park, his favorite territory to illustrate, spending three months on a 3x4-ft. map of Bruges, why he never carries a sketchbook on a walk, and conveying with his maps the “pleasure of seeing beautiful things.” See his work at lionelportier.com
- A Bird’s Eye View of Bruges
- The Travels of Nicolas Baudin (the map that induced Lionel to move to Australia)
- France’s "Iron Belt" of Vauban Forts
- Bird illustrations for the Hong Kong Wetland Park and Museum
- MC Escher’s Day and Night
Need maps for your org’s reports, decks, walls and events? The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast. See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com
I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: Radiant Maps. See ultra-detailed backlit maps at radiantmaps.co
Time for some map gifts: get 15% off woven map blankets and backlit map decor with code 15OFF, everything ships free – https://www.etsy.com/shop/RadiantMaps?coupon=15OFF
46 episodios
Lionel Portier: “What I'm trying to convey with my maps is the pleasure of seeing beautiful things.”
Manage episode 387552946 series 3503335
Lyonnais illustrator and designer Lionel Portier on a mapmaking career that spans 30 years and five continents, accepting any map challenge an art director might conceive, a travel magazine gig that led to an Australian passport, painting 100 birds for a wetland park, his favorite territory to illustrate, spending three months on a 3x4-ft. map of Bruges, why he never carries a sketchbook on a walk, and conveying with his maps the “pleasure of seeing beautiful things.” See his work at lionelportier.com
- A Bird’s Eye View of Bruges
- The Travels of Nicolas Baudin (the map that induced Lionel to move to Australia)
- France’s "Iron Belt" of Vauban Forts
- Bird illustrations for the Hong Kong Wetland Park and Museum
- MC Escher’s Day and Night
Need maps for your org’s reports, decks, walls and events? The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast. See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com
I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: Radiant Maps. See ultra-detailed backlit maps at radiantmaps.co
Time for some map gifts: get 15% off woven map blankets and backlit map decor with code 15OFF, everything ships free – https://www.etsy.com/shop/RadiantMaps?coupon=15OFF
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