# Colorful Animal Maps The Urban Legends Collection Offers Cute Cards of Various Land Masses By Romina S. Cortellucci | Published 2012-04-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/native-colorful-animal-maps References: [wrenmade.bigcartel](http://wrenmade.bigcartel.com/) These prints from Wrenay Gomez Charlton’s Urban Legends collection are cute and quirky. The collection features maps of a particular city or state with its native animal silhouetted atop it. From a Chicago deer to a Berkeley moth, these [bold, colored animals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camp-aspen) offer a new twist to mapping. Not only do buyers learn a little geography, but they also become aware of the dangers of an urban environment. However, this awareness is subtle and done in a completely adorable and artistic way. These [digital collages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/el-muro) can also be customized to your own hometowns and animals, making them just the right amount of personalized kitschy-cool. Add a [cute look to any wall](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/printed-decors) in your house with the Urban Legends collection. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.5/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Personalized Animal Map Prints:** There is an opportunity for e-commerce stores to create and sell personalized animal map prints of specific cities and states for customers. - **Artistic Geography Education:** There is an opportunity for artists and educators to collaborate and create fun and artistic ways of teaching geography to students. - **Urban Environmental Awareness Art:** There is an opportunity for artists to create awareness of urban environmental dangers in a subtle and cute way through their art. ### Where This Applies - **E-commerce:** E-commerce companies that specialize in wall art can leverage the trend of personalized animal map prints to offer a unique product to their customers. - **Education:** Educational institutions can embrace this trend of artistic geography education and incorporate it into their curriculum to make learning more fun and engaging for students. - **Art and Design:** Artists and designers can create collections that raise awareness of environmental dangers and offer a new twist on traditional cartography. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Canadian Animal-Themed Kitchenware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/our-animals-maple-syrup-jar.md) - [Map-Inspired Fleece Blankets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xplorer-maps.md) - [Creature-Inspired Home Good Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charles-jeffreys-loverboy.md) - [Adorable Monster-Inspired Graphic Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-monsters.md) - [Playful Cat Illustrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-meow.md) - [Personality-Forward Bookmark Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humdrum-paper.md) - [Uniquely Designed Artistic Wallpapers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artistic-wallpaper.md) - [Animal-Inspired Habitat Lip Balms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/endangered-animal-lip-balm.md) - [Social Good Plush Highland Cows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barnyard-legend-plushies.md)