Maze of the year voting 2023

If you are reading this, thank you for visiting my site. I hope you have enjoyed the mazes this year. This year I featured one maze each week with a few of the mazes getting variations. Some of them where originally in black and white and then a few months later I decided to add color to them (including many on this list).

Out of the 52 mazes this year I have presented the top 10 most popular which can be voted on for maze of the year. Downloads for all the mazes from the year can be found on the homepage. I made a video for my YouTube channel which shows the 10 maze finalists. Please watch it below, then come back and vote and rank your top 3 mazes.

I use the voting as feedback to see what type of mazes people like and I am always surprised by the votes !

Some data on the maze finalists:

  • 5 countries are represented. Mexico 4 (2 are from the same city in Mexico !), India 2, USA 2, England and Azerbaijan.

  • There are 8 building/monuments, 1 scene and 1 sign.

  • 9 mazes are available in both black & white and color, and 1 was done only in color.

2022 Maze of the Year voting results !

Thank you to everyone who voted ! In 2022 I made 52 mazes (plus a few variations) in 52 weeks and 14 of them were popular and up for voting in the maze of the year. Voting always surprises me when it comes to my mazes. Before I get to the results, if you missed the finalists you can watch the video of them on my new YouTube channel.

And now the top 5 mazes of 2022 as voted on by you! Of course we had a tie at #5 so 6…let’s get to it !

Maze of the year #5(Tie) Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House maze

Maze of the year #5(Tie) Chich’en Itza Pyramid

Chich’en Itza Pyramid Maze

Maze of the year #4 The Louvre

The Louvre Maze

I only made 4 mazes that were located outside of the USA and 3 made the top 5, all famous places to visit !

Maze of the year #3 Sit and Spin Laundromat Sign

If there was a winner for sign maze of the year this is it! And, of course it is made from a photo of a real sign in Fayetteville, Arkansas ! Do people like the sign or the maze ?

Sit and Spin Laundromat Sign maze

Maze of the year #2 Epcot Center Spaceship Earth

This one surprised me. Maybe all my voters have found memories of visiting Disney World ?

Epcot Center Spaceship Earth Maze

And finally we have our top vote getter from a city I live in part time and a place I have walked by over 100 times ! There is a variation of this with a grey front (the color of the building shifts based on time of day and light).

Maze of the year #1 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Museum

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Museum Maze

So thank you all for voting. Free downloads of all mazes are available on the website homepage ! In the end we have 5 tourist destinations and a laundromat sign. I hope you come back at the end of 2023 to vote again ! I look forward to making more maze art for everyone to enjoy !

Maze of the year voting 2022

If you are reading this, thank you for visiting my site. I hope you have enjoyed the mazes this year. I switched from doing new daily mazes after 3+ years to do doing a weekly featured maze. This allowed me to spend more time on each maze and make them more complex. Hopefully you see that in the mazes.

So, we are 50 mazes into the year and it is time to vote for your favorite mazes of the year. I cut down the amount that can be voted on to 14 and even made a video of them. Downloads for all the mazes from the year can be found on the homepage.

I use the voting as feedback to see what type of mazes people like and I am always surprised by the votes !

Happy Holidays !

Coming soon:

2 holiday themed mazes to end the year.

A year in review column for the website.

A 2023 outlook for the website.

Announcement of our 2022 maze of the year (thanks for voting !)

My Favorite Mazes of 2020 (Time to vote)

In 2019 I posted a new themed maze each and every day. We voted on our favorites each month and at the end of the year we picked our 2019 Maze of the year ! I had fun learning what everyone liked and was often surprised by which mazes got votes and which didn’t.

For 2020 I switched things up. While I still posted a daily maze, each month had a themed maze construction type. At the end of each month I made a free downloadable mini book of the months mazes. Like this Line Leads Book from March. Or this Puzzle Maze Book from April. I really enjoyed making these mazes/books but they didn’t make sense for monthly voting for best mazes. I was able to post voting for May and June since those mazes had a lot of variety. But the rest of the months, nope.

So today I will present to you MY favorite mazes of the year (including ones not posted as a daily maze) and once again let you vote on which one you think should be the maze of the year !

#6 Smiley Face Weaving Maze

I made a lot of weaving mazes this year. Enough for 2 different 100 page books !! This is one of my favorites. A nice Smiley Face Maze.

Smiley Face Weaving Maze

#5 “Kitchen Sink” Arrow Maze

I also made a lot of Arrow Mazes. This is my favorite. I call it a kitchen sink because it contains an undefined Start/Goal (You need to figure out which is which), Warp Zones (to move across the maze), Double Moves (to jump grids and spaces). I think it’s a fun one !

Kitchen Sink Arrow Maze

#4 Jet Fighter Maze

The Jet Fighter Maze was posted to celebrate Aviation Maintenance Technician Day on May 24, 2020. The grid maze construction works well with this maze.

#3 Penny Maze

This US Penny Maze was posted for Lucky Penny Day on May 23, 2020. For a grid maze there are actually a lot of options, making the maze more difficult.

#2 Snowman Weaving Maze

I posted this one in December for the holidays. A new take on the weaving maze for me. I like it.

Snowman Weaving Maze

Snowman Weaving Maze

And my personal favorite from 2020 :

#1 Playhouse Square Sign, Cleveland, Ohio

I used this maze to show an example of maze art construction in a blog, I made it based on a photograph and to me it is my favorite maze of the year !!