My friend and colleague Warren Davison posted a map this week which he made after a canoe trip with friends. I described it as so good, it’s naughty. Another (the other?) friend and colleague John Nelson referred to it as charming…which led to a few of us on Twitter rehashing the lyrics to The Smiths’ classic ‘This Charming Man’ – This charming map.
It is exquisite in every respect. From idea to execution, this is as perfect an example of marrying a design aesthetic to a specific one-off map that you could hope for. Colour, typography, border, illlustrations – everything knits together so well. And that north arrow! Brilliant work Warren.