The Map Design Toolbox: Time-Saving Templates for Graphic Design - Softcover

Alexander Tibelius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3899555414 ISBN 13: 9783899555417

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2014

Synopsis

Clients like to think that a map can be created quickly. Designers know, however, that the devil is in the details. To make a map, one not only needs to find the right graphic in the right size to use as a base, but also complementary lines, arrows, and icons. A small map can quickly become a herculean task. The Map Design Toolbox helps make this process a lot less time-consuming. The Map Design Toolbox offers visual inspiration and all of the essential tools for getting high-quality results quickly that are right on target. It compiles more than 200 maps, basic elements for creating maps and legends, and thematic sets of icons and other illustrative components. Everything that is shown in the print version is available on the included DVD as a vector file that can be digitally reworked as needed. From Argentina to Zimbabwe, from geographically-themed graphics to icons representing industry and trade, from atmospherically retro to painstakingly detailed, The Map Design Toolbox contains a full spectrum of helpful design tools for creating any and every type of map. As in his previous title The Logo Design Toolbox, Alexander Tibelius again provides designers with a clearly structured book that gives them practical tools for creating graphics both efficiently and successfully..

About this title

About the Author

Art director Alexander Tibelius has worked for Red Bull in Salzburg, TBWA in Moscow, and Jung von Matt in Hamburg. He got the idea for this book while he was thinking of taking a trip around the world. The characteristics and shapes of various countries inspired him to explore maps and their graphic visualizations. The journey around the globe hasn t happened yet, but this book is the happy result of his planning. It aims to help designers create maps and make their daily design work easier.

From the Back Cover

Maps are fun. Making a map, however, often takes a lot of time. It can even be a long process just to gather all the bits and pieces that are needed to begin. The Map Design Toolbox is a shortcut for all mapmakers. The book provides inspiration and a DVD with 640 ready-to-go vector files of not only continents, countries, and cities, but also compass roses, landmark buildings, place names, rivers, trees, and much more. These tools ensure that you can concentrate on the content and look of your map right away. This book compiles a selection of visually inspiring maps, as well as a wide range of individual components for creating legends and sets of icons related to themes including transportation, sports, and vacation. With its wide range of practical graphic templates The Map Design Toolbox provides time-saving groundwork for creating compelling maps of any kind.

Edition details

• Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3899555414
• ISBN 13: 9783899555417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240