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About the Event:
Join MODA for a lively and visually stunning panel discussion that brings together three innovative mapmakers who interpret cities through the lens of art, culture, and history.
- Joe Veazey, founder of Veazey Studio, is known for iconic atlases like Atlanta’s Rap Map and The Barbecue Map—playful and hyper-local explorations that remix geography with culture.
- Edward Rowan creates intricate maps of cities and campuses, capturing the heart of place with a crisp and architectural precision.
- Michael Karpovage draws award-winning illustrated maps that blend historical storytelling with visual delight, offering travelers and locals alike a new way to see beloved cities.
Though their styles and subjects vary, all three panelists are united by a common goal: making the city legible, personal, and artful. They’ll explore questions like:
- What makes a place worth mapping?
- How does design shape memory and movement?
- Who gets to define what a city looks like?
- How do maps reflect, reinforce, or challenge the way we move through the places we know?
This conversation will open up the world of cartographic creativity—from visual storytelling to cultural commentary—showing how maps aren’t just tools for getting around, but powerful expressions of identity, imagination, and belonging.
About:
Joseph is a graphic designer and illustrator who has worked for clients like Apple, Cartoon Network, Coach, Vice, Tribeca Film Festival, Nickelodeon, Lexus, and more. He is a three-time gold medal winner from the Society of Illustrators and was named one of “15 Under 30 New Visual Artists” by Print Magazine. His project “The Atlanta Rap Map” has raised thousands of dollars for charity and has been acquired by the Library of Congress and the permanent collections of University libraries/archives across the country. It was chosen by Atlanta Magazine as "Best of Atlanta” and has been exhibited by the High Museum of Art and the exhibition for the inauguration of Mayor Andre Dickens.
Michael Karpovage founded Karpovage Creative in 1999 as a freelance side hustle while working a 30-year career in design and writing three mystery thriller novels. His meticulously detailed, birds-eye-view illustration style saw him creating commissioned maps for universities, resorts, golf courses, private estates, and municipalities. His first retail tourism map in 2012 – depicting Savannah's Historic District – became an instant best seller on Amazon, followed by Charleston, New Orleans, and Boston. Michael uses a blend of history, cartographic artistry, geospatial data, and modern design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign to digitally hand craft his maps. He lives in Roswell, GA.
Edward is an illustrator that has worked as a background designer in the animation industry for over a decade. He has worked on a variety of shows including Bob's Burgers on Fox, The Who Was show on Netflix and The Prince on HBO Max to name a few. As a child he was inspired by comic books, cartoons and professional artists in his family growing up in South Africa. He has always loved old maps and decided to create his own maps in 2023. Currently he is creating and selling his maps full time.
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