Amy Lee Walton knows Swiss maps have always been recognized for their accuracy and quality, and she set out to design a Swiss ski map using her resources at Mapbox Studio. The integrity and detail of maps created by Swisstopo (Swiss Federal Office of Topography) was an aspect Walton wanted to retain in her recreation,…
As a cartographer, a lot of Amy Lee Walton’s work revolves around maps and their design. In 2016, Mapbox launched redesigned maps, some of which were created by Amy. Mapbox’s goal was to “add meaningful context of vector data to vibrant Mapbox Satellite imagery without sacrificing legibility to create a navigation-friendly map,” (Walton). Different terrains…
Amy Lee Walton is a multidisciplinary designer who “walks the line between creative and coder” (Holewski and Alejandro). She’s a designer, cartographer, speaker, “do-gooder” and adventurer. According to her biography page on her portfolio website, she thrives most when she’s solving big, ambiguous problems and loves to share what she learns while doing so. She…
Breaking Bad is a TV show that aired from 2008 to 2013 and was created by Vince Gilligan. The opening sequence successfully uses design elements that give viewers context – the show’s time period, main themes, and ideas. Typography, sound, color, and the show’s title itself convey the ideas behind the show’s plot. The title…
The experience of shopping in the Fresh Market is exactly like you would expect. It’s a small grocery store in Chapel Hill (there’s one in Cameron Village, too) founded in Greensboro. Several features in the design and layout of the store create a more intimate grocery shopping experience than other stores like Food Lion or…
The Hispanic/Latino/Mexican trope in the media is a contentious one (and for good reason). Often times the use of a Hispanic person or reference to Hispanic culture in advertising is deeply rooted in stereotypical ideas produced by non-Hispanics. Stereotypes relating to appearances, crime, laziness, “job-stealing”, education, and others appear across all forms of media still…
Zooja was designed by Stephan Miggas for Aerotype. Aerotype was founded in 1995 and features a lot of script fonts. Zooja has a light version, which is the font I picked. The regular version of Zooja seems more formal, while the light version is more relaxed and casual. I like how Zooja appears to be free-flowing…