Overview
Cartavox is a product design concept for map publishing. Map publishers need editorial annotations to remain connected to the relevant layer and print version. The scope connects four activities: map studio, symbol library, editorial review, print proof. Each has a dedicated screen, with a large map canvas with layer tree and symbol palette establishing the visual direction. The work includes interface composition, proposed feature architecture and industry-specific showcase imagery.
Four original map publishing interface concepts. Records, technical values and depicted workflows are illustrative.
Challenge
Map publishers need editorial annotations to remain connected to the relevant layer and print version. A useful workspace must preserve the connection between the original reference, the selected record and the discussion around a change. Showing more information alone would not resolve that handoff.
- Keep layer groups and landmark records connected to the selected work.
- Make revision comparison visible at the point where decisions are reviewed.
- Retain legend editor and print checklist through the handoff.
Solution
The design starts with a large map canvas with layer tree and symbol palette. Inspect a fictional city map with layer controls and a selected landmark inspector. The remaining views separate exploration, coordination and review into layouts suited to their content. A parchment, navy and vermilion palette gives the product its own visual identity, while selected-record panels keep details close to the working surface.
- Inspect a fictional city map with layer controls and a selected landmark inspector.
- Browse map symbols, line styles and label treatments in a visual library.
- Compare map revisions with positioned comments and place-label notes.
- Review a map sheet with legend, scale illustration and export preparation checklist.
Results
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Specialized
concept views12
Proposed
feature areas
