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MAPS and Co. by Francesco Poroli

MAPS and Co. by Francesco Poroli

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June 30, 2015
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Maps & Co. by freelance art director and illustrator Francesco Poroli, is an illustration for DOVE, a monthly national Italian magazine about travel. Fasten your seat belt and let's travel around the world.

The Maps project is a collection of maps published by "Dove", the most important travel magazine in Italy.
-Francesco Poroli

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Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy


Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany


Austria

Austria

I tried to adapt my colorful, geometric and vector style to a language like the maps' one. So, I needed to be very precise with geography and very simple in illustrating spots (monuments, attractions and co) Since it's a commissioned work, it came with a very detailed brief and lots of photographic references I had to stick on.
-Francesco Poroli

Italy

Italy


Philadelphia, USA

Philadelphia, USA

Maybe, the first thing to me is to try and "speak with their voices". I see lots of copies around. And that's the worst thing that can happen: what's the point in stealing someone else work? Go deep, work hard, keep on trying and find your own style.
-Francesco Poroli

about Francesco Poroli

Francesco Poroli is from Milan, Italy. he's a freelance illustrator and art director since 2000. During his last years he has worked with magazines like The NYTimes Magazine, Wired, Glamour, IL-Intelligence in Lifestyle and many other italian publications, beyond clients like NBA, adidas, google and more. See more of his work at Behance or at his website.

5 comments on “MAPS and Co. by Francesco Poroli”

  1. I love to see such flat design infographics. The color combination is really top notch, they are mixing with each other in such a way that it looks pretty nice to viewer. I can see the experienced person behind this, great work by Francesco.

  2. Wow really great maps you made. I live in Philly and can appreciate the work you put in. Very cool stuff.

  3. Very neat visualization of the maps. I like that they are easy to look at, PLUS I can walk my way around the area in a fun manner!

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