Helen Cann has illustrated over 30 books and exhibited around the world. Her work is entirely hand produced, mainly in watercolour, colour pencil, graphite and collage, but she sometimes ventures into acrylic and inks. She is the recipient of several awards, including Fall 2012 Selection, Junior Library Guild (US) and 2010 Gold Medal, Nautilus Book Awards (US).
Introduction . Section One: Map Anatomy - 1. Compasses and neatlines . 2.
Hand lettered serifs . 3. Hand lettered sans serifs . 4. Cartouche . 5.
Symbols . 6. Bring it together . Section Two: Types of Map - 7. Picture
maps . 8. Text maps . 9. Axonometric maps . 10. Negative space map . 11.
Architectural blueprint . 12. Video game maps Section Three: Maps of Places
- 13. Subway maps . 14. Tree maps . 15. Journey maps 16. Annotated maps .
Section Four: Maps of Ideas - 19. Phrenology . 20. Palmistry 21. Anatomical
map . 22. Mind maps . 23. Sensory maps . 24. Mapping local characters 25.
Mapping books . 26. Family tree map . Section Five: Projects - 27. Wedding
or party invite using a basic hand drawn map . 28. Travel journal using
journey maps . 29. Valentine card (a map of my heart) using an anatomical
map . 30. Interesting ways to create folded maps . 31. New home card . 32.
Business location map
