Mind the Map: Creative Mapmaking and Cartography

to intricate, focused to comprehensive,

and restrained to vivid, but all maps unlock

the world and make it more accessible. In

our age of omnipresent satellite navigation

systems, personal interpretations of our

surroundings are gaining in importance.

Today, the craftsmanship of cartographers

and the distinct visuals of map illustrators

are increasingly valued by both professional

designers and a growing community

of those passionate about maps.

Mind the Map features a stunning selection

of outstanding contemporary maps

that help us find our way around. The book

shows how editors, agencies, travel operators,

and relocation services are using them

to communicate what makes a region special,

to put a specific location into context,

to create moods, or to tell stories. Some

maps help us to orient ourselves in a foreign

country or an unfamiliar city, while others

make pathways clear and logical that might

otherwise seem confusing.

In our age of visual storytelling, cartography

has become more prevalent and innovative.

Maps can be illustrated by hand for

magazine stories or display in the home or

customized for screens of mobile devices

that can guide us on urban safaris or isolated

hikes. Mind the Map is a showcase that

reflects the broad range of work now being

created by a new generation of mapmakers

from around the world including classically

legible maps, artistic experiments, editorial

illustrations, city views, vacation guides,

and global overviews.

Mind the Map provides new perspectives

on the world in map form. The book offers

surprising and inspiring bird's eye views

into places that we thought we knew and

unexpected access into unfamiliar terrain.

Its texts guide the reader yet allow enough

room for personal discovery. Together the

visual examples and written information

make for a book full of fascinating journeys

that readers will want to take again

and again.