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Colorful Clothing Map

Lands’ End Creates Fun Image and Video



 

I enjoy a catalog every now and then and this issue of Lands’ End caught my attention, so I thought I’d share. When I took a closer look at the catalog, I noticed a link to the video of how they created this image–fun to watch! It’s a nice touch that they add Wisconsin, their home state, at the end.

Upon closer inspection, I noted some interesting things. Texas is, of course, wearing a country-style plaid shirt. Pennsylvania is much more tropical than I remember from my snowy childhood (palm tree shirt). And, my visits to Kansas were never that much fun. (FUN shirt) Montana looks cozy (tan sweater)…maybe I’ll go there someday. I think the only thing that might make it more interesting would be for the clothing to be seasonal…a bikini for Hawaii and some nice warm scarves for the northern states. But this was a spring break ad, so I can appreciate the bright and vivid choices!

View the short video by clicking this link. Lands’ End Clothing Map

Notre Dame Map

Designer’s Eye is a series of articles in which I offer a graphic designer’s view of the world.

Graphic Approach to Mapmaking

This summer we delivered our daughter to the beautiful campus of University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. We spent several days walking the campus and began recognizing some of the landmarks: the golden dome of the Administration Building, “Touchdown Jesus” on the Read more