Dear Readers,

This issue is a special issue for two big reasons. Firstly, we celebrate our 15th birthday and secondly, this is the issue we say ‘farewell’ to map magazine, as it’s the last print issue. Twenty years ago I set out to create a magazine that would inspire people to chase their dreams in life. This final issue is a celebration to a life well-lived. map magazine has held on to its integrity, and it is now time to say happy 15th birthday and farewell to my dear friend. To the advertisers who supported map magazine, thank you for being part of the journey. We could not have done it without you. Your decisions on who you advertise with, in the long run, shape this city of ours. Thank you for being brave. To those of you we have interviewed in map magazine, thank you for sharing your successes, your failures and your inspiration. Your stories have inspired many! And, for all the staff, past and present, thank you for being a part of map magazine. For the time you spent with map magazine, it meant we had the chance to give it life. It’s been tough but it’s been fun. You have all inspired each other in your own ways and I was happy to witness it. Whether your contribution was in a small or a big way, I could not have done it without you. I will forever be grateful to you all for sharing a piece of your life with map.

And finally to the readers, thank you for letting us occupy your minds for all these years. I never took the words we printed, nor the paper we used for granted. I believe that media has the power to change the world. It shares our stories, it drives our culture and it shapes our lives. I hope we have nurtured your spirits with positivity.

Help us say farewell to map magazine?
If any of the words in map magazine have inspired you, encouraged you to dream, lifted your spirit or simply put a smile on your face, please help us say farewell here to what has been an amazing and wonderful journey.

Remember to dream …

Carl & the map team

PS … Whilst map magazine (as a monthly magazine) will be laid to rest, as a publishing company we are in a very exciting time. map creative continues to work with a range of great clients. The Weekend Edition is going from strength to strength and very soon we will be announcing a new media product for which we are very excited. I hope you will stay with us on our journey and we look forward to contributing positively to this wonderful creative city of Brisbane well into the future.