Jimmy Gleeson’s ‘Discover Australia’ map is an incredibly illustrated look at the many things the continent has to offer. The colorful map is stunningly intricate as each part has detailed artwork to depict things that represent Australia.
There’s something to be said for how much travel can teach a person about different cultures. With Gleeson’s ‘Discover Australia’ map, you can literally learn an incredible amount about the continent down under. The map includes animals, landmarks and cities and was inspired by a lot of Google Earth images.
Gleeson primarily used vector art to create the map and it’s very apparent that he has immense technical skill with that type of art medium. This creative project is the type of thing you can look at multiple times and be impressed by what you find each time.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Vibrant Tourism Maps
- Creating vibrantly illustrated tourism maps for various countries to showcase their unique offerings.
- Intricate Art Maps
- Designing intricately illustrated maps that showcase the detailed and unique features of a specific region or country.
- Vector Art for Cartography
- Creating vector art for cartography projects to produce detailed and visually appealing maps.
Where This Applies
- Tourism
- Using these vibrantly illustrated maps to promote various tourist destinations and entice visitors.
- Art and Design
- Expanding the use of intricate artwork and vector art in the cartography industry for visually stunning maps.
- Cartography and Geography
- Using this new technique of vector art for cartography projects to produce more detailed and visually appealing maps for various purposes.
