THINKING
There have been lots of articles in 2025 about the return of blue books to university exams. In many parts of the world, the blue book blank map never went out of style. I have been playing with a series of blank maps in pale blue colors, designed for users to print and annotate by hand. Could be useful for primary education or grand strategy. Blank maps have certainly been used for both. Stylistically, these are somewhat inverse to the "cyanotype" maps I have made.
And, as always, it is worth trying some unusual rotations and orientations to encourage fresh perspectives on geopolitics:
