Nate Padavick is a freelance illustrator, based in Hudson, New York, who specializes in illustrating campus maps for colleges and universities.
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Professional Affiliations
Nate is a member of Illustrators For Hire, a curated directory of professional freelance illustrators.
Biography
Nate lives in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York. He enjoys hiking, gardening, and cycling with his boyfriend, James Voorhies, and power-walking with his sister, Salli Swindell.Experience
Nate has over 20 years of experience as an illustrator, specializing in various areas of expertise, which include designing books and websites, as well as illustrating greeting cards, infographics, and—of course—maps.Expertise & Authority
Nate has illustrated well over 200 maps for a variety of clients from newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, publishers such as Chronicle Books and Scholastics, and educational institutions such as Brigham Young University and Tufts University.As an authority on map illustration, Nate has shared in expertise in many ways:
- Nate wrote an article for The New York Times titled “How to Make an Illustrated Map in 8 Steps”
- Nate wrote an article for Sketchbook Skool titled “Let’s Make A Map: 20 Different Maps You Can Make“
- Nate authored a how-to book for Chronicle Books called Make Map Art
- Nate edited and published six compendiums of illustrated maps called 100 Illustrated Maps from Outer Space, 100 Illustrated Maps of American Places, Where We Walk, 100 Illustrated Maps from China, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, Taiwan & South Korea, 96 Illustrated Maps of the UK, Ireland and Iceland, and 100 Illustrated Maps of Very Special Place.
Maps as Creative Content
As a freelancer who specializes in campus map illustration, Nate has created maps that serve a variety of purposes for his education clients. His illustrated campus maps have been used as:- promotional collateral to prospective students
- wayfinding graphics in campus kiosks
- wall murals within buildings and cafeterias
- illustrations within college magazines
- framed gifts to high-level donors and alumni
- brochure for on-campus visitors
Testimonials & Trust
It was a pleasure working with Nate on a recent project. He helped arrive at a perfect solution—an illustrated map that is fun, informative, and inspirational! Additionally, Nate was efficient and easy to work with—qualities I value.Northwestern University
Even though we had a tight deadline, Nate responded quickly and provided a suite of illustrations…ahead of schedule! He understood what we needed, provided a sample illustration, and followed through perfectly. I highly recommend Nate to any art director.
Williams College
It was such a pleasure working with Nate on our 18-foot-long wall mural! From start to finish, every step of the way was well-organized, well-communicated, and ahead of schedule. He captured exactly what we wanted, and we couldn't be happier with the final design. I highly recommend Nate to anyone!
Brigham Young University
Clients
- Bennington College
- Brigham Young University
- California College of the Arts
- College of Charleston
- Columbus College of Art & Design
- Dartmouth College
- Emory University
- Hampshire College
- Harvard University
- Ithaca College
- Kent State University
- Monrovia University
- Northwestern University
- Santa Clara University
- Tufts University
- UCLA
- University of Denver
- University of Notre Dame
- University of the Pacific
- University of Tennessee
- University of Western Michigan
- University of Wisconsin
- Williams College
- Williston Northampton School