Maps created for educational texts or presentations.
Gettysburg Battlefield maps
Gettysburg Battlefield maps Map series created for the New Gettysburg Book project printed by Wild River Press. The book collects letters from lowly soldiers and links the soldiers to specific locations where they fought and perished.
Wineries Maps
Winery Maps These maps were created using several GIS data sources from the USGS, then imported into Adobe CS to complete the design and layout for the client to use as a poster. View non-printable/non copyable Dragnonette Cellars Map PDF Created for Dragonette Cellars View Sta. Rita Hills Wine Appellation Map PDF Jaffurs Wine Cellars Wineries Map PDFCreated for Jaffurs
City Transit Maps
City Transit Maps Transit maps created for Oahu The Bus (view PDF), Spokane Transit (view PDF), Glendale Beeline, and Pasadena ARTS.
City and Regional Transit Maps
City and Regional Transit Maps
Bike Maps for Transit
LA Metro Bike Map This map was sourced in ARCGIS, with the layout carefully planned to fit into a folded pocket sized printed map. Certain dense areas are enlarged as the layout could accommodate. View PDF The Transportation Agency for Monterey County Bikeways maps In 2020 and 2021, MoniDesign was contracted by Cathedral Oaks Consulting in Santa Barbara to create custom bikeway maps for The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) in the preparation of grant applications for projects in the Measure X Integrated Funding Plan to expand bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
Best Places to Walk Your Dog – Santa Barbara & Goleta
Best Places to Walk Your Dog - Santa Barbara & Goleta This map was created using several GIS data sources in ARCGIS, then imported into Adobe CS to complete the design and layout into a folded brochure which fits in your pocket. The front cover is composited from old Goleta Lemon labels and other vintage elements, and the back cover is a mosaic which includes friends' beloved dogs. The brochure was created for an ARCGIS class project; I am seeking a publisher. View non-printable/non copyable PDF
Neighborhood detail transit maps
Neighborhood detail transit maps This is an example of about 30 LA Metro Rail Station Neighborhood level maps. View PDF
Escape Maps
Escape Maps These maps were created to be printed on scarves as replicas of vintage escape maps given to solders printed on their bandannas during WWII. It's a thing!
Email Marketing
Beautifully designed custom email newsletters with your logo, images and custom graphics for your email marketing campaigns using Constant Contact, SendGrid, Mailchimp and any popular newsletter provider.
Logo Design
Use arrow keys to view logos: Santa Barbara Waterwise was created while working for Fritz Creative Marketing for Santa Barbara's drought tolerant landscaping project; Village of Creative & Holistic Arts was created for a proposed healing center in Ventura; Walk 4 Equality was a walk embarked upon by my friend Natasha Oliveras from Port Hueneme to Sacramento; gay marriage was legalized in California before she finished; Skinny Me was created for Digital Orange for a health drink; Trinity Community Gardens were created for community organic gardening in Santa Barbara; Harbor Lending for a local broker; Pet Here etc was created for dog and cat clothing; logo for a business coach; SoCal Shuffle is a logo for a blog that has a large following.
Murals
Here are a series of murals created in Pasadena, Pearblossom, Glendale, Burbank, Ventura, Harbor City, San Pedro, Los Gatos and Manhattan Beach. Jen Swain introduced me to these when making her own and I'm totally hooked. Jen and I create chalk murals every year for the Pasadena Chalk Festival and iMaddonari. We also paint custom wall murals. We are available for commissions and public art. Contact us for a quote!
Music industry
Although CD's aren't pressed as much as they used to be, those projects are fun and challenging.
Flyers
Event flyers are often the most fun projects! Although it's migrating to the web in various forms, print is still with us.
Illustration by Jen Swain
Jen is a master of fine arts: drawing, painting, sculpting, inks, chalk, sand castles, succulents, handmade furniture, and can make art out of anything. Contact us for information.
China Four Wonders Map
China Four Wonders Map Custom map created for a slideshow presentation. View PDF
SB International Marathon Course Map
Santa Barbara International Marathon Course Map
Street Detail Maps
Full Street Detail Maps Maps created for phone directories back in the days before Google maps. Every piece of type had to be set down to 4 pt. type. Map files often had 40 layers, and about the same number of graphic and type style sheets.
Railroad History Regional Maps
Railroad History Regional Maps Maps created for Oso Publishing railroad history books and magazines.
Rail History Maps
Railroad History Maps Maps created for Oso Publishing railroad history books and magazines.
The Roman Empire Map
The Roman Empire Map created for textbook using an old world style on parchment. The old world names required research.
Rivenrock Estate Map
Rivenrock Estate Map Maps created for Rivenrock Historical Estate community association in Montecito, California
Ancient Biblical History Maps
Ancient Biblical History Maps Maps created for Biblical publishers using various sources.
Ancient Middle East History Maps
Ancient Middle East History Maps Maps created for Biblical publishers using various sources.
Geology Textbook Maps
Geology Textbook Maps These maps were created for a college textbook using multiple sources. Ahtna was created for graduate linguistics studies. View World Geology PDF, Undersea Geology PDF, Arabian Peninsula Geology PDF
Geography Textbook Maps
Geography Textbook Maps These maps were created for a college textbook using multiple sources. USA Historical map PDF
Chaska Norte Ranch Map
Chaska Norte Ranch Map The home of Star Essences near Carpinteria, California