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  • April 23, 2018

Maps

custom map of Dixon
Dixon, Illinois
Clear and colorful were the goals for the design of this downtown map. Using a brush, we accentuated the hydroelectric dam crossing the Rock River.

custom map of Jackson County
Sylva Herald
For this annual magazine published by The Sylva Herald entitled “Across the Mountains,” we produced a vibrant terrain image as a backdrop to the outdoor culture of the area.

custom map of Manhattan Beach
ING Financial Services
This overview map was done for ING Financial Services. It uses transparency and vignettes to give it an illustrated appearance.

National Geographic TV of Marco IslandNational Geographic TV
Marco Island, Florida map showing part of the Everglades traversed by adventurers.


Interactive Map for the Relay for Life
The American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life needed a web map showing the layout of the event site. The HTML5 map can be zoomed to see small details.


Interactive Map for Nesting in Nashville
Nesting in Nashville specializes in real estate in the Nashville area. This interactive HTML5 custom map works on all devices, from computers to smart phones and tablets. See the live map here.

custom map for New Orleans .com
New Orleans
The premier travel site for New Orleans asked us to create a vibrant, colorful map marking key tourism destinations in the city. Visit their site: New Orleans.

custom artistic map for California winery
Franciscan Wines
As a guide to a wine region in California, this custom artistic map was rendered using an oil painting technique. Software used included Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator. We specialize in making custom artistic maps.

custom map of Sacramento
Sacramento CVB
The colors of California come out in this map, one of a series produced for the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau. The map found a home in both the printed visitor guide and the CVB’s website. The maps also included custom symbols.

Watercolor map of Mississippi-AlabamaCuisine Magazine Watercolor Map
Watercolor illustration for a magazine article about regional cuisine in Mississippi and Alabama.

custom map for a textbook
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Holt, Rinehart and Winston requested a map showing the territorial status of the United States for a history textbook. Our map includes natural terrain shading and terrain colored by historical category. Our custom textbook maps feature vibrant colors and visual techniques to make each map clear and compelling for students who depend on them.

custom map for the SCIARC museum
SCIARC
A terrain image forms the background of this location map of Los Angeles. SCIARC, the Southern California Institute of Architecture, is an independent, nonprofit school with undergraduate and graduate programs in architecture.

custom interactive map of downtown Sacramento
Interactive Sacramento
Detail from Flash map of Downtown Sacramento. Users can hover over or click point-of-interest icons to pop up information windows.

courtroom demonstrative forensics evidence map
Property Development
Created for a property development company, this site map combines annotations with an aerial image.

courtroom graphic
Robert J. DeBry and Associates
This courtroom graphic was used during settlement conferences that awarded the plaintiff with an equitable settlement.

courtroom demonstrative forensics evidence map
Robert J. DeBry and Associates
Our courtroom maps and graphics are designed to be accurate and visually persuasive. These kinds of graphics, called “demonstrative evidence,” are used in pre-trial witness preparation, negotiations, and trial presentation.

custom one-world map projection
One-World Map
This trick projection shows both hemispheres as though they were on the same side of the globe. It’s been used in print and on the web.

custom world map
World Map Illustration
With clouds and other special effects, this illustration is a variation on the typical earth-sphere image. The image used Adobe Illustrator’s 3D effect to wrap a conventional map projection around a sphere, an SVG filter, and vector bristle brushes to create the clouds.

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