27 Aug 2024

Our history mapped

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 27 August 2024

It started off as a personalised gift for his brother: Matt Smith, a designer teamed up with his history buff father Mark, to create something unique to celebrate his brother completing his master's degree in teaching. Together they created a unique historical map of Aotearoa/New Zealand inspired by the groundbreaking London Tube map design. The map was a hit and since then they have created a map of our sporting history. And there's four more in the pipeline ...

Detail of a 'map of NZ sporting history'

Photo: Matt Smith