Antonis Antoniou is a designer, architect, researcher, and author specializing in visual storytelling, cartography, and information design. He is the coauthor of A Map of the World: The World According to Illustrators and Storytellers and other acclaimed visual books that explore culture, place, and identity through graphics and mapping. Through his work, Antoniou investigates how design can transform complex information into engaging visual narratives. He lives and works in Spain and Cyprus.

Steven Heller is one of the world's foremost authorities on graphic design, illustration, typography, and visual culture. The author or editor of more than 180 books, he has written extensively about design history and contemporary visual communication. A recipient of the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Design Mind, Heller has helped generations of designers understand the power of visual storytelling and information design. He lives in New York City.