Artistic Maps
Lovell Johns design artistic and stylised maps for the non-fiction publisher. Artistic maps are characterised by a slightly different feel and texture to a traditional map by the cartographer’s use of artistic effects such as pastels or watercolours to arrive at a stylised and atmospheric map.
Case Studies
Unique Artistic Map Interpretation
Unique Artistic Map Interpretation
Lovell Johns were commissioned by clinical psychologist Dr Suzanne Brown to consider the design of a unique artistic map; using theoretical underpinnings from psychology to map out anxiety, defence and emotions but using terrain such as rivers, valleys and swamps to convey the subject themes.
Read moreArtistic Maps of Auschwitz for Publishers Harper Collins
Artistic Maps of Auschwitz for Publishers Harper Collins
A set of four artistics map for a biographical book about the infamous concentration camp
Read moreArtistic Maps for Great Tew and Bantham Estates
Artistic Maps for Great Tew and Bantham Estates
Location-based artistic maps for Country Estates in Devon and Oxfordshire
Read moreArtistic Map for St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery
Artistic Map for St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery
Artistic Map of Lymington, for local museum in the New Forest
Read moreArtistic Map for Historic Environment Scotland
Artistic Map for Historic Environment Scotland
Artistic Map to help HES promote Scotland's iconic and historic sites
Read moreIllustrated Town Map
Illustrated Town Map
A hand-drawn illustrated map of a hilltop village for use on on display boards
Read moreA unique approach to map design
The artistic map or stylised map will often have a unique theme, usually evident from the design brief provided by the client. The cartographic design process for artistic maps tends to more creative than for the traditional map, perhaps calling for a distortion of the underlying geography to convey a particular message and the use of distinct colours and tones.
Artistic Maps
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