Mike has been fascinated by maps and architecture for as long as he can remember. Growing up in the New Town of Harlow, UK, he spent endless days of his childhood drawing its distinctive modernist buildings and maps of places both real and imaginary.
Since graduating from the University of Westminster in 2008, Mike has developed a specialism in map illustration and architectural drawings. He has worked for a variety of clients including large publishers, organisations, magazines and small businesses, whilst maintaining his own business selling his print designs to the public through his online store and London-based stockists. Mike continued to live and work in London before moving to Valencia in Spain in 2014.
Mike is represented in the UK and worldwide by the agency IllustrationX. Please direct any commission enquiries to them via the email addresses on the left.
Books:
The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown (Batsford, 2025)
Atlas of Imagined Cities by Matt Brown, Rhys B. Davies and Mike Hall (Batsford, 2023)
Atlas of Imagined Places by Matt Brown, Rhys B. Davies and Mike Hall (Batsford, 2021)
Awards:
Stanfords Award for Printed Mapping (for The Boroughs of London), British Cartographic Society Awards 2026
Illustrated Travel Book of the Year (for Atlas of Imagined Places), Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022
Cartoon Arts Trust Young Cartoonist of the Year, 2005
Articles:
Hidden Europe: 'The Map-Maker: From Brockley to Valencia' by Nicky Gardner, July 2020
Gràffica: 'Mike Hall, el diseñador que imagina desde Valencia los nuevos planos de las ciudades' by Vicent Molins, January 2019 (in Spanish)
Londonist: 'Get A Retro-Style Map Of Your London Borough' by Matt Brown, November 2018
Mapping London: 'Smiley's London' by Ollie O'Brien, August 2017
Mapping London: 'A Retro Style Map' by Ollie O'Brien, November 2014