Cartographer’s Toolkit, a 184 page book of colors, typography, and patterns for map design is now available. I want to give a huge shout-out to the magnificent book design firm Longfeather Book Design, for their great job ensuring that things turned out absolutely perfectly.
The Look Inside feature over at Amazon will be available shortly. In the meantime, you are welcome to learn more about the book by clicking on Books>Cartographer’s Toolkit in the navigator at the top of the page.
Also, big thanks to the great editing capabilities of Becky Dobbins. And it goes without saying that I owe a debt of gratitude to the fantastic cartographers who allowed me to showcase their work in the Patterns chapter. I will be thanking them by name in a separate post. Also, I’ve got an interview over at VerySpatial coming up soon. More on that later too.
Please note: The first two chapters of Cartographer’s Toolkit are very similar to the two ebooks that I offer. If you already have the ebooks, and want a print copy, I would still suggest getting the print book. Plus, it has the Patterns chapter, which contains a lot of maps for inspiration, and information on how to create different types of maps. If you buy the print book, and want a digital version of the first two chapters, then you might want to buy them as well, as a supplement.
#1 by kevinW on July 12, 2012 - 8:43 am
It’s great to hear that the book is finally available. I’ve got the colors and fonts ebooks, but it’ll be good to get a print copy of them along with your patterns section. I’m guessing you mean patterns as in types of maps kind of thing.
#2 by Kevin-Paul Scarrott on July 13, 2012 - 10:27 am
…congratulations! All your hard work, all those hours of dedication, creative ability.
You inspire and motivate many people around the world.
Thank you.