Ortelius has always had great tools to create smooth meandering rivers & streams. Now they can look even better with naturally tapering ends. We’ve added an expert Tapered Stroke component to the Style Inspector – you can use it to design your own creative map styles. Here’s how… Read more »
Randomized patterns can add texture and variety to an otherwise flat map. This is an especially good effect for representing features with naturally occurring randomness, such as ground-cover and forests. Ortelius has several tools in the Style Inspector to help you make awesome randomized patterns. Here’s how…
Whether formal or informal, your choice of fonts will set the mood and help to weave the story being told by your map. Map text doesn’t need to be dry and stodgy. Introduce a creative element in you next map graphic through the use of text shapes with custom fill styles. The key to success with this approach is moderation – for example, get creative with the title and choose a complimentary font throughout the rest of your map that is simple and unassuming. Your goal is to express a bit of whimsy while maintaining legibility and overall balance. Read more »
Two new video tutorials have been added to the Mapdiva website: Creating Style I & Creating Style II show how to create unlimited variety of custom line and fill styles to match your map’s theme. When you want to experiment with custom styles, these video tutorials will have you off and running! Topics include how to easily create hachures, tapered paths, decorated paths, patterned fills, and more.
Ortelius is loaded with styles and symbols. You can also create your own. Here we show how to create a dot screen pattern. Read more »
Smooth curves. Automatic junctions. Ortelius® is packed with hundreds of styles and symbols, and special drawing tools that are made for mapping.
Sit back and be inspired. Read more »
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