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Issue #72 in my comic book cover series is called Panda-monium and features the maze of a Panda. The background was made using starryai.
My comic book cover mazes can be found in 2 places:
To receive a book of my first year of comic book book mazes (Volume 1 with mazes #1-53) you can sign up for my book alerts - any time I launch a free maze book, or paid book (on Amazon), I will send you a note about the new book launch.
I would like to say this is the first time I updated this maze, but it is not ! Case Study #5 has become another Maze of the Week Redux. Here is the original case study if you want to read it:
Case Study#5 - How to Improve a Bad Maze - Severance Hall
Here are the enhancements I made to improve the maze:
1. Changed the size from 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 7 to eliminate the large lawn at the bottom and some of the sky/clouds at the top. This eliminated some empty space that wasn’t improving the look of the maze. This gives the maze a feeling of being zoomed in on (you will see below) as the building takes up more of the page.
2. Changed the font size on the title/location to be smaller. The previous version it was too large and floating in the large lawn
3. Added new textures in the grass with a color change, new bushes, a new sidewalk, and new tree trunks. Everything was too flat before
4. Added leaves to the 2 trees with a new color. I found out how to make leaves and this make the trees much more realistic.
So, the actual maze portion didn’t change at all, but I still prefer the new version - do you ? Click below to see each version ! I did run into one issue during rendering…can you spot it ?
Some data: The new file is 1028MB from 65MB.
I will be replacing the homepage with the new maze going forward. You can find the maze download there !
If you like this type of content check out all of my case studies:
A Collection of Maze Design Case Studies to Improve your Mazes
Happy maze-ing !
During my annual Winter trip I spent 2 months in Puebla, Mexico and I am always on the lookout for mazes and labyrinths. I found some in my trips to Chiang Mai, Valencia, Taipei, and Singapore. My initial searches online did not find anything, but I knew there was always a chance. Well, my morning run led me to them!
Visiting a Labyrinth and some Mazes in Singapore
Visiting Labyrinths in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Visiting a Garden Maze in Taipei
Visiting Hedge Mazes in Valencia, Spain
For my morning jog in Puebla I went to the Parque Ecológico each day. It is located on the East side of the city and is very large. Most visitors to the city will stay in the Centro, far from the park, but for some of you daily access to the park will be a great perk. The park is so large that you will have a tough time experiencing everything even if visiting multiple times. The weather is always great but I prefer visiting i the morning as it can get hot in the middle of the day. It includes a theme park called Arboterra (nature adventure themed for kids), various sports fields, an elevated coffee shop, multiple lakes, and numerous running paths. Dual oval tracks run in the park, a paved pathway for bikers and a stone pathway for walkers and runners. On the West side of the park there is also a meandering branch of both trails you can choose to take (my preferred pathway). That is where I found the interesting locations.
First the kids mazes, located on a sign, near the bathroom in the NW section of the park. It is actually 2 green signs of identical mazes located next to a themed playground. It's odd that the mazes are identical. Here is the playground (one of many in the park) with the mazes.
And then a day later I found an almost labyrinth/maze. It certainly resembles a labyrinth. It is the Jardin de la Igualidad located off the meandering pathway near the large lake. Unfortunately there is no pin for it on Google Maps as it opened in August of 2024. The garden is labyrinth shaped, surrounded by 4 benches and features sections of different interesting plants, including agave and lavender. Here is a look from the running pathway, then some photos of the garden. There are almost 20 different signs describing the plants under them. I did not catch the flowers in peak bloom but can imagine this looking beautiful.
So it looks like a labyrinth with a tree in the center, but there are no continuous pathways. It also is not complicated enough to be a maze. It exhibits elements of both. You could take a very short meditative walk here.
Regarding the city of Puebla. Visit the Centro, Cholula, and enjoy Popo, the active volcano off in the distance !
I spent some time experimenting with mobile mazes a few years back and thought I would return to it again. My traffic is becoming more and more mobile based and my site and mazes look best on a computer. So I need to make more skinny mazes essentially. Here is my previous work on the subject which includes how to make mazes for mobile phones and my collection of different types of mazes I made for mobile phones.
The Mobile Maze Collection (tambien disponible en Español)
Well I also keep making very large mazes and thought a mobile version would be a nice addition to the collection. Previously I made huge Arrow Mazes, Pipe Mazes and Laser Mazes (along with a 99 circuit labyrinth that is not a puzzle).
The Largest Pipe Maze in the World
The Largest Arrow Maze in the World
The Largest Laser Maze in the World
Below is my addition with an 8 section mobile maze. There are 7 checkpoints that mark the change in maze styles. Hopefully it is obvious, but this maze is not recommended to be printed because it is 397 inches tall, or just over 33 feet. Solve this on your mobile phone, either here, or on the dedicated website section where you can download it.
