The Wide Fold

Finished editorial illustration, portrait 3:4. One comically wide, squat accordion-fold travel map lies half-open, viewed obliquely from above, angled from lower left toward middle right. Three broad connected panels form an asymmetric zigzag, with one short flap lifting slightly. Black felt water surrounds one oversized, rounded cream peninsula spanning the folds; a single broad black river curves inland. Make the folded object immediately recognizable, not a diagram. Layered felt-cutout construction with soft edges and very subtle fibre texture, expressive hand-drawn marker contours, flat black and warm cream fills. A narrow offset shadow beneath the raised flap gives simple depth. Plain warm-cream background, generous empty space above, all map edges inside the frame. Playful proportions, tactile and familiar, minimal detail, no intricate hatching. No people, text, labels, logos or watermarks.