A full collection of my #LEGO topographic and thematic maps, with 16 physical builds and 30 printed works, displayed with WisLUG at Dane County Fair - Kids Day. Physical maps are arranged by scale, from global to national, regional, and local (left to right). #LegoMOC #LegoMap #Cartography #Madison

I just attended today's @bcsmaps.bsky.social Teatime Talk. Many thanks to Paul and Clare for their great presentation. I was so honored that our U.S. footprint map was featured as an example of good cartographic design, with some observations that even surprised me. I hope it inspires others too!✨

Following #EsriUC2026 through the virtual sessions and Map Gallery has been inspiring! Grateful that my work was featured in Virtual Map Gallery Tour, Mappy Hour, and the Plenary Session, plus published in #Esri Map Book and named an Innovative Category finalist. Wishing you a great rest of #EsriUC!

Exhibition of my selected #LEGO maps (Part II) at the Children's Area of #OregonWI Public Library🧸 #LegoMOC #LegoMap #cartography

Although I can't attend #EsriUC2026 in person, I'm excited to have 7 maps in the #EsriUC Virtual Map Gallery, covering cycling, natural hazards, power outages, climate, mobility, parks, and history. So honored that my power outage map was featured in the Plenary by Esri President Jack Dangermond.😊

#2026FIFAWorldCup has reached the semi-finals! I gave my #LEGO North America map a #WorldCup makeover with 16 host cities (stars colored by country), #FIFA logo, #WorldCupTrophy, and a soccer field-style legend, while preserving its elevation data. (Photo at #BrickworldChicago)

Exhibition of my selected #LEGO maps at #SunPrairie Public Library 🧱🗺📚 #legomoc #legomaps #cartography

As #Typhoon #Bavi affects China, I updated my Active Tropical Cyclone Tracker. Thanks to #Esri #ArcGISOnline #LivingAtlas, observed and forecast tracks are available globally. Wind speed is visualized using proportional diamonds instead of circles to avoid confusion with impact radius. #TyphoonBavi

For this #July4th #IndependenceDay of #USA250 #America250 anniversary, I created two #LEGO style maps of the contiguous #UnitedStates: one showing topography, the other tracing territorial acquisitions. Each unit represents 50 × 50 miles. ❤️🤍💙 #LEGOMap #Cartography

Amazing experience presenting my #LegoMaps at #BrickworldChicago! Beyond the Public Expo, I also attended many sessions, gave my own presentation, and met many talented #MOC #LEGO artists and designers! Honored to receive these tokens, a Gugick, and "BrickLerrific" award at my first #Brickworld! ✨🧱🗺️

There can never be too many #NaturalHazards maps. The recent #Venezuela #earthquake prompted me to quickly put together a web map of global active #earthquakes. The data is directly from @arcgis.bsky.social Online, and I only redesigned the symbology: uw-mad.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

My #LEGO #Cartography booth at #Brickworld #BrickworldChicago, including a new #Illinois topographic map with the #Chicago flag and a mini Willis/Sears Tower, plus an updated North America map featuring #StarWars filming locations and all 16 #FIFA #WorldCup hosting cities! #LegoMaps #LegoMap

Excited for #BrickworldChicago, one of the largest #LEGO fan conventions! I'll exhibit my #LEGOMaps during the Public Expo (6/20–21), including a brand-new #Illinois map, and give a 30-min talk about LEGO cartography during the conference. My first presentation at a LEGO convention of this scale!🗺️✨

Honored to receive the Best Overall Map Award in #StateOfTheMapUS Narrative Map Competition at my first @osmus.bsky.social conference #SOTMUS2026! This is a StoryMap-style narrative reversing the car-centered road hierarchy to highlight the fragmented cycling network: cartoguophy.com/bike-athens/

Re-sharing my Atlas of Irish Traditional Music after a major update, featuring symbols for 12 tune types and melody playback with instruments. A poster is now on display at @osmus.bsky.social #StateOfTheMapUS #SOTMUS2026. Stop by the poster session and click to hear a random tune of #IrishMusic! 🗺️☘️🎶

Glad to see my global climate visualization featured by Maps.com! The project includes both static and interactive maps that reimagine the Köppen climate classification through cartographic design. Check it out: www.maps.com/koppen-clima... #dataviz #datavisualization #climate #cartography

Excited to bring my physical and digital #LEGO maps to #BrickworldChicago in two weeks as a WisLUG member! With 125,000+ sq ft of displays, #Brickworld is one of the world’s largest LEGO fan conventions. Looking forward to connecting with LEGO builders and map enthusiasts! ✨🧱🗺️

🐧 Just digitally rebuilt my #Antarctica #LEGO topographic-bathymetric map, with a #penguin on the side. 🏛️ The physical model is on temporary exhibition with my other LEGO maps at the UGA Map and Government Information Library.

Delighted to share that my map Scenic #Yosemite National Park has been featured in the VISION column of Map Magazine (China), 2026 Issue 1. Map Magazine is China’s largest-circulation map culture journal, and I am deeply honored to have been invited to contribute.🗺️ #Cartography #Cartography

*Teatime Talk* My Cartographic Journey: Themes, Approaches, and Reflections. Speaker: Atlas Guo, University of Wisconsin–Madison Date: Thursday 14th May 2026 Time: Join from 18:45 for a 19:00 start. Venue: Virtual (Zoom) ​​ www.cartography.org.uk/teatime-talks

Today is World Book and Copyright Day, and I got a fun little idea: using some LEGO rotating parts to make a mini book. After adding a few stickers of my maps, it turned into a mini LEGO map book!📖 #LEGO #LegoMaps #LegoMOC #CartoGuophy

Finally caught this year’s #EarthDay crafting with a #LEGO topographic / bathymetric map of #Antarctica, a reminder that even the most distant places on #Earth are part of our shared #climate future. #ThereIsNoPlanetB #LegoMaps #LegoMOC #CartoGuophy

I’m truly honored my United States of Rising Hazards received a Bronze Medal in the #SND47 Creative Competition! Huge thanks to the Society for News Design for this recognition! This is especially meaningful to me as my first formal recognition in the field of #NewsDesign. 🏆 #EarthDay #Cartography

After a week at #Emory, my #LegoMaps are on the move: smaller pieces are now at Bricks & Minifigs Grayson #MOC Display, while larger ones are at #UGA Map and Gov Info Library (MAGIL), with the #LEGO #Georgia Map permanently donated to them. Hope they bring a little joy wherever they go!

My #LEGOmap collection was on display (4/9-4/16) at the lounge of Environmental Sciences Department, @emoryuniversity.bsky.social , coordinated by Prof. Xiao Huang. 🌎🗺️ #Emory #Map #Cartography #LEGO #MOC

Thanks so much for featuring my #Climate Visualized static map poster (cartoguophy.com/maps/koppen....) and #webmap (cartoguophy.com/climate-visu...) in @visualisingdata.com Newsletter Issue 23 📊(visualisingdata.kit.com/posts/the-vi...) #DataVisualization #DataViz

The Big Ten GIS Conference 2026 is happening today (Apr 17, 10am-4pm CST). It’s a FREE virtual event featuring #GIS #geospatial research and practice across the #BigTen and beyond. I’m glad to have two entries in the map gallery. Take a look here: gin.btaa.org/mapgallery 🌎

#LEGO #ScienceHall #UWMadison #Wisconsin, home of Department of Geography and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies 🗺🏰🌎

I revisited my #AthensGA #Cycling Map, renaming it from “Inverted Street Hierarchy” to “Cyclist Survival Map of Athens” to make its message more persuasive—through a stronger title, clearer high-risk road labels, a more consistent symbol system, and a safer-to-dangerous legend. ⚠️🚴🏻‍♂️ #GIS #Cartography

Recently I bought some pieces from a second-hand #LEGO parts store and built several landmarks I know well: #WisconsinStateCapitol, #UWMadison #ScienceHall in #Madison, #GeorgiaStateCapitol in #Atlanta, and #AthensGA City Hall. Here are the builds along with a few reflections.✨