Sausalito, CA — Teal Brass
A dark, high-contrast palette with layered road and water features.
Project Overview
This project generates print-ready custom map artwork using geographic data, configurable visual styles, and optional location markers. The system was built as a flexible rendering pipeline that can adapt to different locations, aspect ratios, palettes, map features, and customer-requested design choices.
Rather than relying on manually edited screenshots, the workflow programmatically extracts and renders spatial data into clean, customizable compositions. This makes it possible to produce consistent visual outputs while still allowing each map to feel personal and location-specific.
Data extraction
OSMnx and OpenStreetMap data
Geospatial processing
GeoPandas and Shapely
Rendering
Matplotlib-based custom styling
Customization
Palette controls, road grouping, water/park layers, and optional markers
Selected Outputs
Sausalito, CA — Rose Gold Noir
A softer dark palette designed for a more decorative print style.
Sausalito, CA — Light Sandstone
A minimal light-toned layout with subtle geographic layers.
Gloucester, MA — Heart Marker
An example of configurable marker shapes for personal locations.
Glasgow, MT
A poster-style map with typography, highlighted roads, and landmark emphasis.
Bozeman, MT
A larger city-scale composition with custom road styling and layout controls.
How the Pipeline Works
01. Define location
Select a city, neighborhood, or custom bounding box based on the desired print area.
02. Retrieve map data
Pull roads, water, parks, and other geographic layers from OpenStreetMap.
03. Apply styling
Use configurable palettes and layer-specific drawing rules to create the final visual style.
04. Render output
Export high-resolution artwork suitable for digital delivery or print.