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Map art lab : 52 exciting art explorations in mapmaking, imagination, and travel / Jill K. Berry & Linden McNeilly.

Berry, Jill K., (author.). McNeilly, Linden, (author.).

Summary:

Travel through the exciting world of cartography with Map Lab. This fun and creative book features 52 map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds. Authors Jill K. Berry and Linden McNeilly guide readers through useful concepts while exploring colorful, eye-catching graphics. The labs can be used as singular projects or to build up to a year of hands-on creative experiences. Map Lab is the perfect book for map lovers, creative/DIY-inspired, designers. Artists of all ages and experience levels can use this book to explore enjoyable and engaging exercises. Everyone loves maps. And what's not to love? They are beautiful and fascinating, they teach you things, they show you where you are, places you long to go, and places you dare to imagine.

Record details

ISBN: 9781592539055
ISBN: 159253905X
Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 140).
Formatted Contents Note:	Map basics -- Map magic -- Flat maps -- Mixed-media maps -- Personal maps -- Cartographic projects -- Inspired by artists.