About Us
What is now Good World Puzzles, began in New York, 2004. That year, Cartographer, Amanda Hunter decided to commission her first, hand painted, illustrated map of East Hampton, New York. The map quickly gained attention and opened the door to more map-making opportunities for other New York towns. The illustrated maps were a favorite display piece for tourists and locals alike, capturing the character of each location in fascinating
detail.
A few years later, Amanda relocated to Northern California, and the illustrated map business followed with her. Seeing the potential, she founded the California Map Art Company and began working her way South, through Northern California and the Central Valley, mapping cities along the way. Eventually she returned to her home town of Hermosa Beach, California, where Good World Puzzles would eventually come to life.
In 2013, mapping began of the South Bay region of Southern California. After successfully completing illustrated maps of 5 cities, and seeing the joy these maps brought to the viewer, Amanda realized these images had more to offer than just a poster.
In 2018, the first Puzzle was created. Focusing on the Beach Cities, South of Los Angeles, the illustrated maps were sent off to be made into 500 piece puzzles. The puzzles became a quick success with both tourists, looking to bring a piece of their vacation home, and locals alike.
2020 brought us the Pandemic, but it also brought an increased interest in puzzling, and the birth of what is now, Good World Puzzles. While lock-downs kept most people at home, Good World Puzzles was just getting started. Amanda teamed up with Artist, Jake Tedesco and plans began for growing a local puzzle company into a household name.
While part of the Good World Puzzles was built on illustrations of towns, the concept of the "Fantasy Town" became the logical next step. 2021 saw the release of the first fantasy puzzle, Christmas Town, USA. Since that release, Good World Puzzles has continued along that path to create detailed "busy" puzzles, with the "Map Feel" as part of our aesthetic. We currently have 10 different puzzles in our inventory and we're working to add more.
Along the way, Good World Puzzles has been fortunate enough to welcomed into the Speed Puzzling community as well. While "Busy" puzzles may not be a favorite of Speed Puzzlers, the do offer a challenge. Our puzzles have been featured in the Duos Finals at the Portland Jigsaw Masters in both 2024 and 2025. Our 2025 entry was the worlds first, speed puzzling specific puzzle featured in a tournament. This is one of the biggest speed puzzling tournaments in the United States, and we hope to be back again.
The future of puzzling is going to be an interesting one, and Good World Puzzles is excited to be part of it. Our team is growing and plans for next years puzzle releases are already in the works. Where this goes, we do not know, but we do know it is going to be interesting.
We hope you will enjoy our puzzles and keep your eye out for our upcoming releases.