New York Magazine Holiday Maps

Illustration
2018

Interactive, hand-drawn maps that follow seven of New York’s friends and staff around the city as they share their favorite holiday destinations and shops to celebrate the season.

I worked with the New York team to create a series of seven illustrated maps showcasing the best shops, restaurants, destinations and more in New York City during the holiday season, according to seven New Yorkers.

When viewing the article online, each location on the map was a clickable element to load more information about that stop along the guide’s route. The maps sometimes individually focused on certain areas of Manhattan, but sometimes spanned really wide parts of the city – which created an interesting challenge of figuring out how to truncate the distance between stops and visually jump from neighborhood to neighborhood.

Map illustration of Manhattan and surrounding areas, highlighting landmarks like Brooklyn Bridge, Queens, Williamsburg Bridge, Statue of Liberty, and rivers, with colorful references to neighborhoods and attractions.

Map of New York City highlighting popular holiday destinations and landmarks, including Brooklyn Bridge, Queens, Manhattan, and Statue of Liberty. Features profiles of local food and shopping spots, with photos of Hawa Hassan and Katie O'Donnell.

Illustration of a vintage clock with the words 'Grand Central Terminal' written beside it.

Sketch of the Angelika Film Center with an angled red awning, stairs at the entrance, and the name on the marquee.

Illustration of a bakery with a croissant and a hot cup of cocoa. The text says 'The City Bakery,' 'Croissants!', and 'Hot Cocoa!'

“The Best Holiday Destinations Around the City”

“New York friends and staff share their must-go stops to celebrate the season.”

A illustrated map of Manhattan in New York City showing landmarks, parks, bridges, and neighborhoods.

Individual Maps

Hawa Hassan’s Map

Dean & Deluca, Intimissimi, Cafe Gitane, Studio 189, McNally Jackson Books and more.

Katie O’Donnell’s Map

Grand Central Holiday Fair, Solstice Sunglasses, Veniero’s Pastry, Fishs Eddy, Veselka, and more.

Jessica Gonsalves’ Map

Higher-Dose Bowery, Procell + Sandy Liang Pop-Up, Coming Soon, Williamsburg Pizza, The Shops at Columbus Circle, and more.

Indya Brown’s Map

Ice skating in Central Park, Moda Operandi, Lady M Confections, the Frick Collection, Alice’s Teacup Chapter Two, I Found It At The Strategist Holiday Pop-Up, and more.