Jillian Tamaki calls herself a displaced Canadian illustrator, currently braving the wilds of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Having lived in Greenpoint, I can only imagine what she’s finding so wild about one of the statistically safest neighborhoods in all of the five boroughs– but I’ll let the likely soft-skinned Alberta College of Art and Design graduate slide on that one. This aside, I’m a big fan of her illustration work– emotionally deep and detailed, unique and refreshing. Clients of hers include everyone from Nickelodeon to Outside Magazine. This 3D map of Japan on the right really has me buzzing.