Jakub's Fantasy Map World

Hello and welcome to this post that documents what took place at the Bootcamp Reunion event at the University of Suffolk on the 10th of August 2023. It is the first time since the Grand Finale that the Bootcamp participants came together in person to share their progress with others. Now if you are wondering whether this reunion shares the same vibes as the University's Alumni Reunion back in April, I have to say that the answer to that is no. Instead of drinks, live music and art paintings, we would get a different kind of reunion, as the focus of that session was about the University's collaboration with the Business Growth Coach Network (BGCN) and the support that is available to Bootcampers through the Start, Build, Grow programme. What happened since the Grand Finale? Before you can talk about the reunion itself, you first have to talk about the events that took place across the Bootcamp delegation in the five weeks leading up to the event - and trust me, there was a lot ...

This is a Public Service Announcement to let you know of something that has been going on in my personal life - but don't worry, this blog won't be going away! And everything is good on my side too! The purpose of this post is to let everyone know that I have finally set up a professional portfolio website! The aim of my website is to eventually showcase my blog content, as well as my fantasy map work to prospective employers, as well as other freelancers and businesses who may wish to work with me in the future.  So, if you are interested in wanting to work with me and want to reach out, or you just want to explore my current collection of fantasy maps without having to read the waffle of text on how I made them, feel free to go and check out my website here: Jakub Puk's Portfolio Website And with that, I hope you enjoy the rest of this lovely week! Stay tuned on this blog for a middle-earth fantasy map making adventure - as I am having loads of fun! Signing off now, Jakub

  Hello and welcome to this post-bootcamp blogpost documenting the celebration of the 1 year anniversary of the University of Suffolk Innovation Labs that took place on the 25th of July 2023, and the incredibly pleasant vibes that came along with it!  I would like to point out that I have previously made a brief mention about this event on my social media profiles, but since you are coming to the blog to see the full event experiences, here we are!  Event experience It was 3:15pm at the Atrium Building and the doors into the building were left wide open. When I got there, the Prosecco's weren't ready, and there were just rows of clean, empty glasses sitting on the table outside the building.  The building at the time was almost empty, with two participants that I recognised from the Bootcamp also sat inside. This also meant that I got to enjoy the secrets of the party - as the University staff were playing a video from one of the Innovation Labs members (who happened...

Hello everyone! After a journey through the Make a Difference Boot Camp , the time has finally come for me to go back to fantasy map normality for a while.  But first, let's do some backtracking to the start of the project.  At the end of May, just before the start of Bootcamp, I decided to start a new series where I am going to be doing some smaller projects alongside the Youtubia continent project, drawing random fantasy maps from different eras. The subject of the first post of this series is going to be the town of Somerville, a minimalist, modern city map drawing. What is the city of Somerville? Somerville is a mid-sized town of approximately 55,000 people on the banks of the Lea River. The town centre is very popular with tourists, with a plethora of narrow alleyways and old buildings dating back to the 13th century, and gains inspiration from the alleyways of the Spanish city of Barcelona. The old town was used as a crucial defence position in many battles that took pla...

Hello, and welcome to the Post-Bootcamp Adventure series, where I plan on documenting my trips to any business events that I may come across, and other fantasy map-related real-life adventures that I may stumble upon from time-to-time. After all, the fun that I've had at the Make a Difference Boot Camp doesn't have to stop there! In this inaugural post, I am going to provide you with a raw, first-hand account of how things went at the Suffolk Small Business Networking event which took place on the 19th of July 2023 at the University of Suffolk.  For those who don't know what the event is about, the Suffolk Small Business networking event is a business meet-up event that is run jointly by the Business Development team at the University of Suffolk (with the event led from that side by Malcolm Beer ), in partnership with colleagues from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The networking event is usually held in the Atrium building of the University, and takes place ever...

Well, here it is everybody - the final installment of the Make a Difference Boot Camp series!  After navigating through the theory labyrinth of Days 6 and 7, and we're going to take you through the journey of preparing and practicing the pitch, and then presenting it to a crowd of judges and guests as part of the Grand Finale. Plus, tons of intense action (of different sorts) along the way! If you are new to reading the Make a Difference series and you aren't yet familiar with the events that led up to the Grand Finale, I would like to invite you to take a look at the previous posts that I have made on the Make a Difference Boot Camp: Days 1 to 3 ; Days 4 and 5 ; as well as Days 6 and 7 . Have I won the £2000 share of the prize money? Find out later in this post! Day 8 - 30th of June 2023 The day started off with a change of geographic scenery this time - unlike previous days where I was waiting outside the Atrium building waiting to be let in, instead, I was sitting outside th...