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The 29 Best Tourism Website Design Examples to Inspire Travel

• BY Bogdan Sandu
• 12 January 2024

Imagine your screen as a portal—the gateway where wanderlust meets the digital realm. It’s here that the alchemy of best tourism website design examples transforms browsers into travelers.

In the tapestry of the virtual universe, every pixel, every swipe matters. As a weaver of this digital fabric, I understand the essence of crafting sites that don’t just inform but enthrall.

This article is your compass to the peaks of creativity in tourism web design. You’re not just looking for aesthetics; you want that perfect blend of user engagement , integrated online booking systems , and visual storytelling that turns lookers into bookers.

By journey’s end, you’ll unravel the tapestry of top-tier travel site features—a map to destination website best practices that magnetize and resonate.

Dive deep into the immersive canyons of tour operator web design , scale the heights of responsive travel website design ; your quest for inspiration starts now, unearthing gems from award-winning travel websites to interactive travel site examples .

Welcome to a curated showcase, a spectrum where effective travel website features shine the brightest.

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• AB Vintners
• Albany Associates
• Believe Cereals
• Blue Compass
• BMJ Publishing
• Body Principles
• British Library
• Carlton Publishing
• Clancy Cashflow Solutions
• Clarion Wines
• D Giles Publishing
• Destination Events
• Exeter International
• Fraud Advisory Panel
• Grand Avenue Wines
• International School
• Irish Linen Company
• LaLa Restaurant
• Latymer Upper School
• Laura Marsh Makeup
• London Mews Lofts
• Natural History Museum
• One Moorgate Place
• Oxford University
• Paul Ratigan
• Pearson Practice
• Regent Lettings
• Renaissance Vintners
• Soothe Booth
• The Glasshouse
• Threshold Communications
• Triage Wines
• Consulting & Industry
• Education & Training
• Financial & Legal
• Food & Retail
• Health & Wellbeing
• Restaurants & Hospitality
• Specialist Projects

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Mercer Design work closely with travel companies to help design corporate identities, brochures, websites and online promotions. We know how important visually compelling messages are to the travel sector and we offer a highly creative and fast turnaround on all projects.

• Logos for travel companies
• Branding for travel
• Brochure design for travel and tourism

We understand the ever-increasing importance of responsive website design for travel and tourism operators. The sites we build normally use WordPress for content management. WordPress is an excellent platform for SEO and is liked by Google! Our sites are thoroughly tested to ensure that they look great and function correctly across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.

• Responsive websites
• App development
• User testing

See some of our projects for the Travel and Tourism industry

AB Vintners Graphic Design

A&B Vintners is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading specialist wine merchants, focusing on the great wines of Burgundy, Rhône, Southern France and Piedmont, with the odd foray into other exciting areas.

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AB Vintners Photography

Mercer Design have worked closely with A&B Vintners for a number of years and our photography is used on A&B's website and marketing material.

Albany Associates Graphic Design

Albany provide innovative communications strategies and solutions in challenging and transitional environments. Albany have established a formidable reputation for getting the job done using highly sophisticated, effective and creative communications strategies in some of the most difficult environments.

Believe Cereals Packaging Design

Believe is the first ever beauty breakfast cereal that provides wholesome delicious nutrition, AND a gorgeous dose of vitamins, minerals and superfoods for radiant skin, healthy hair and nails.

Blue Compass Graphic Design

Blue Compass operates a portfolio of Recruitment and Networking websites across the full spectrum of the UK’s Arts and Media industry. 850,000+ people are now registered on the Blue Compass Network, which includes sites such as Casting Call Pro and Film and TV Pro. We help Blue compass with the design of leaflets, display material, press adverts, and web banners.

Blue Compass Website Design

Blue Compass operates a portfolio of Recruitment and Networking websites across the full spectrum of the UK's Arts and Media industry.

BMJ Publishing Graphic Design

Mercer Design have worked with BMJ Publishing on a number of projects, including leaflets, postcards, press adverts, online ads, websites and pop-up display banners.

Body Principles Brand Identity

Body Principles is a boutique Pilates studio, based in Sheen, offering a range of classes to help improve posture, flexibility and wellbeing.

Body Principles Website Design and Development

Body Principles offers classes to clients of all ages and they asked Mercer Design to create a website that is simple and easy to navigate.

British Library Book Design

Zoe Mercer designed The Book of the British Library, which tells the library's story highlighting the most significant and beautiful items that can be found in its care, as well as exploring some of the lesser known, more surprising artefacts housed in its iconic building.

Carlton Publishing Book Design

We designed this series of 'Design Classics' for Carlton more than 10 years ago, but we think they still look good today!

Chez Bruce Photography

Chez Bruce is a Michelin-starred restaurant in Wandsworth. The food is sublime and the wine list is one of the best in the UK! We were asked by Chez Bruce to take photographs of the restaurant, kitchen and food.

CiC Brand Identity

CiC provides assistance to more than 350,000 public and private sector employees and their families in more than 80 organisations worldwide. We were asked to evaluate their branding, and we have given CiC a consistent look, both online and in print

Clancy Cashflow Solutions Brand Identity

Clancy Cashflow Solutions is an independent brokerage specialising in invoice discounting, factoring, trade finance and stock finance. Clancy offer free advice to companies in the UK and Ireland looking to improve cash flow.

Clarion Wines Website Design and Development

Clarion Wines was founded in 2005. Their diverse list of wines covers the greatest wines that France and Italy have to offer as well as wines from other countries in europe and the New World.

CRA Brand Identity

CRA is a specialist risk management consultancy offering a broad range of services to Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Defence, Process, Power, Transport, Business and Finance sectors. CRA kindly chose Mercer Design to develop a new identity.

CRA Website Design and Development

CRA is a specialist risk management consultancy offering a broad range of services to Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Defence, Process, Power, Transport, Business and Finance sectors.

D Giles Publishing Book Designs

D GILES Limited focus on co-publishing for international museums, galleries, reference libraries and historic sites. We enjoy working for Giles on the design of their books which are always produced to the very highest standards.

Destination Events Pocket Map Design

Destination Events is one of the foremost organisers of special events in Europe. We designed this pocket map and guide for their flagship event, London’s New Year’s Day Parade (LNYDP).

Exeter International Brand Identity

Exeter International expertly create luxury travel and tours for Central & Eastern Europe, Russia, The Baltics, Scandinavia, Croatia and Central Asia. Mercer Design had worked with Exeter on a number of design projects, before they approached us to redesign their brand identity.

Exeter International Website Design and Development

Responsive web design for travel companies is of ever-increasing importance. The use of mobile devices to surf the internet is especially important for the travel sector. Exeter International commissioned Mercer Design to design and build a new responsive website that works equally well across desktop, tablet and mobile platforms.

Fraud Advisory Panel Brand Identity

The Fraud Advisory Panel is the respected, influential and independent voice of the anti-fraud community. Its mission is to raise awareness of the immense human, social and economic damage caused by fraud and to help individuals and organisations to develop effective fraud prevention strategies.

Fraud Advisory Panel Website Design and Development

The Fraud Advisory Panel is the respected, influential and independent voice of the anti-fraud community. Mercer Design were asked to create a new identity and website.

Grand Avenue Wines Graphic Design

Grand Avenue Wines is an independent wine merchant based in Hove, England. Their carefully chosen list offers a selection of wines from both the old and the new world. They have a particular passion for the wines from Burgundy’s Côte d’Or.

Grand Avenue Wines Website Design and Development

Mercer Design are passionate about wine and we love creating websites for wine companies. We are knowledgable about A.O.Cs, D.O.Cs and A.S.A.Ps!

Healthcare Logos and Brand Identities

Mercer Design have worked with many healthcare and pharma companies. We design healthcare logos for products, conferences and campaigns that are memorable and relevant.

ICAEW Brochures and Graphic Design

ICAEW is a professional membership organisation, supporting over 145,000 chartered accountants around the world. We are proud to be one of their preferred suppliers of design and we have worked together for over 10 years.

ICAEW Design for Display

Display graphics need to grab peoples' attention and communicate messages quickly. We work closely with ICAEW to design event backdrops, exhibition stands and simple pull-up banner stands.

International School Photography

Mercer Design work with a number of schools and educational establishments and our clients increasingly commission us to take photographs for them.

Irish Linen Company Stationery

Holder of the coveted Royal Warrant to Her Majesty the Queen, the Irish Linen Company was established in 1875. The Company continues to specialise in the sourcing and selling of the finest Irish Linens. We have helped with a number of stationery and print projects for the Irish Linen Company.

La Pèira Poster Design

La Pèira is a wine estate, located in the wild terrain of the Terrasses du Larzac high above the Languedoc plain. It has been described as ‘The leading estate in all of the Languedoc and Roussillon’.

LaLa Restaurant Corporate Identity

We created a smart modern identity for LaLa, a cafe bar and Mediterranean Turkish restaurant.

Latymer Upper School Annual Reports

Latymer Upper School asked Mercer Design to work on their 2014 Annual Review. The Annual Review highlights the School's remarkable character and reports on financial and fundraising achievements. The inaugural review features five Latymerians 'In Conversation' reflecting on how a Latymer education has influenced and affected their lives.

Laura Marsh Make-up Website Design and Development

Laura Marsh is a very talented make-up artist and hairstylist based in London. Her work covers editorial, fashion, beauty and video/motion. Mercer Design created a new Website Design for Laura.

Logopaedie Identity and Website Design

Logopaedie, based in Richmond, West London, provides speech therapy to German speakers. It offers help to both children and adults. Logopaedie asked us to create a simple identity and website for their business.

London Mews Lofts Website Design and Development

London Mews Lofts commissioned Mercer Design to look at their group branding and to create a responsive website. The company own, rent and manage unique loft apartments in gated private developments throughout London and the home counties.

Natural History Museum Books for Adults

Mercer Design are classically trained book designers, and we know our rectos from our versos. We've produced book design for the world-famous Natural History Museum for over 15 years.

Natural History Museum Books for Children

Mercer Design have a great affinity with childrens’ books. We’ve worked with many leading UK publishers to design books, promotional material and point of sale.

One Moorgate Place Website Design and Development

One Moorgate Place is in the heart of the city. It is a stunning venue for lunch, corporate events, weddings and celebrations. We have worked with One Moorgate Place for a number of years, and we have produced a wide variety of brand communications.

Oxford University Map Design

Over the years we have worked together with both Oxford University and Oxford University Press. This map and leaflet was designed to indicate the locations of eco-friendly retailers and organisations in central Oxford.

Paul Ratigan Website Design and Development

Paul Ratigan specialises in architectural photography and creates stunning graphical compositions. He asked us to create a unique website to showcase his skills as a photographer and graphic artist, that would be simple for him to use and update, but with a completely unique look to enhance the work.

Pearson Practice Brand Identity

Mercer Design are experts at creating Brand Identities for start-ups. Pearson Practice asked us to create a new logo and identity for their business. They help companies, teams and individuals perform at the highest level. They provide executive and wellness coaching and clinical hypnotherapy.

Pop Bakery E-commerce Website Development

POP Bakery is home to the English cake POP. As well as a fantastic range of cake pops (including bespoke versions) there are also POP books and paints to order. We worked with Rachel Le Mesurier to create the POP Bakery website.

Regent Lettings Website Design and Development

Mercer Design have strong expertise in designing and developing websites for property companies. Regent Lettings are specialists in residential letting and property management.

Renaissance Vintners Brand Identity and Website

Renaissance Vintners is a wine trading company offering broking, consultancy and management services. They offer completely impartial market advice. Renaissance Vintners chose to work with us as they wanted a company with experience in creating and managing wine websites.

Soothe Booth Brand Identity

Soothe Booth approached Mercer Design to create an identity for their new business. The final logo is playful and conveys the essence of Soothe Booth.

The Glasshouse Photography

Mercer design are experts at art directing photography and we also shoot images ourselves. The Glasshouse in Kew commissioned us to take photographs for their website.

Threshold graphic design

Threshold are specialists in communication and behavior change. They help companies, teams and individuals to communicate and work together better. Mercer Design have helped Threshold design a number of training programmes for their clients.

Transindus identity

TransIndus is a UK based operator offering group tours and tailor-made travel to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Tibet and Bhutan.

Triage Wines Brand Identity and Website

Triage Wines hand-select delicious, distinctive and useful wines for the trade customer. Triage asked us to create a logo, identity and simple website for their new business.

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How to Design Graphics for Travel Agency

The tourism industry is one of the rapidly growing industries worldwide. According to a study conducted by Statista , the Travel and Tourism market is projected to reach $383,782m in 2021. Furthermore, the global market of the travel agency sector currently has more than 205 thousand businesses . Hence, undoubtedly the industry is super competitive. It might be cumbersome for you to stand out from the crowd in this competitive market. So, you need to improve your Travel Agency Marketing strategy and offer your customers something unique and innovative.

You can put all your efforts into strategy, campaigns, and sales but poor design can ruin all your efforts immediately. Every graphic that you design for your travel agency is a visual representation of your business.

Hence, those graphics are your biggest opportunities to set a positive image in the market. This blog post will show you how you can design excellent graphics to execute your travel agency marketing strategy.

But before that, let’s discuss the importance of graphic design in the travel agency.

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Importance of graphic design in travel agency marketing, how dochipo can help you design graphics for travel agency.

Graphic design is the most powerful art that has breathed fresh life into marketing for every industry, including travel. Below are a few points that describe the importance of graphic design in travel agency marketing.

Create Great First Impression

The design of your marketing materials determines how your customers view your business. Your choice of colors, icons, and typography says a lot about you. Therefore, graphic design is essential for your travel agency to create a great first impression.

A customer can come across your social media page or your YouTube channel, or even your Business Card for the first time before doing business with you. But it takes only 17 milliseconds for people to form a first impression.

So, you need to design these materials for your travel agency very carefully. Because you will never get a second chance to create a first impression. Only good design can attract the eyes of your audience for a few seconds.

Show Credibility

When it comes to the growth of your business, you must put your customers at the core of your business. Nothing can be more effective than a loyal customer for your business growth. And for that, you must show the credibility of your business. Graphic Design can help you achieve that.

The more content you provide that demonstrates your products or services the more your customers will trust your brand.

Moreover, it makes your business transparent. Design graphics to consistently publish content on your social media platforms or websites. It will help you share information with your customers in a trendsetting manner.

Deliver Your Message

Storytelling is one of the most important aspects of your travel agency marketing. Every business has a story to tell, and so do the travel agencies. Your travel agency business needs to narrate stories to your customers because it gives them a feeling of what the business is like before deciding to make bookings from you.

Graphic design says more than just words to your audience. A simple design element like an illustration or color combination can convey the message you want to deliver that words alone can not. Thus, justifying the sentence – “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.”

Kill Competitions

If you think graphic design is only about pictures and design elements, you are probably mistaken. Graphic design is about solving critical problems straightforwardly through the use of imagery. Thus, it helps marketers develop brand awareness and influence the decision-making process of their customers.

To stand out from the crowd and stay ahead of the competitors in the market, you must be creative. You must aim to design travel agency marketing materials that your audience will benefit from.

Communicating with your customers through design is a unique approach towards capturing the most of the market. Hence, you will stay way ahead of your competitors.

As we have mentioned before, marketing materials are the visual reflection of your travel agency. Moreover, with so many travel agencies mushrooming, you must create a winning brand identity. DocHipo will help you do that effortlessly. Below are the essential document types for travel agencies that DocHipo offers.

Travel Agency Infographic Design

With its ability to combine words with images seamlessly, attract people with eye-catching colors, and drive customers, Infographic is ideal marketing material. Statistics revealed that 67% of marketers are creating infographics in 2020. When designed appropriately, Infographics can help you achieve myriad marketing objectives.

As a travel agency, you can use these awesome tools to inform your customers about your special offers, prime destinations, popular attractions, exclusive packages, and more.

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Create infographics for your travel agency marketing strategy using DocHipo. Learn more about creating an infographic. Additionally, here is a video for you to learn how you can do the same without having any design skills.

Travel Agency Calendar Design

Highlighting the top locations through content should be the topmost priority of a travel marketer. Nothing can engage your audience more than the lucrative images of popular destinations. People decide to travel when they come across authentic and eye-catching images of distant places. And when they know-how and who can arrange everything for them to visit those places, traveling becomes a piece of cake for them.

Calendars are one of those marketing materials that can help you convince your audience to make bookings from you. Leave the design work to DocHipo. Use lucrative images of different places that you arrange tours for and design calendars using DocHipo.

Furthermore, DocHipo features a wide range of Nature and Wildlife calendar templates that you can use for your travel agency marketing. Send these awesomely designed calendars to your customers. It will remind them about your travel agency whenever they plan to go on a trip.

Travel Agency Magazine Cover Design

Do you want to take your marketing strategy to the next level? It would be best if you considered publishing magazines for your travel agency. Many leading travel agency businesses have been publishing magazines for their travel agency for years.

Travel Agency Social Media Post Design

The latest social media statistics show that over 4.26 billion people are using social media in 2021. Hence, It is no secret that Social Media is one of the most effective marketing strategies in today’s world.

Another study shows that 79% of travel marketers use Facebook ads as their marketing strategy. Thus, social media is a great platform to market your travel business.

Furthermore, having an online presence on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and YouTube allows you to stay ahead of your customers. Design social media posts using DocHipo’s free templates highlighting your best travel deals and offers. Here are the document types that DocHipo features free travel templates for.

Facebook Post Templates

With 2.96 billion monthly active users, Facebook is the biggest social media platform worldwide. Hence, Facebook Post Templates are our list’s most important document type.

Design Facebook posts using our free templates to gain more followers, promote content, advertise, create events, and more. Here is an example of a Facebook Post Template for travel agencies.

Click here t o know more about Facebook Post Design using DocHipo.

Instagram Post Templates

Since the Travel Industry is photogenic, as a travel agency, you must have an Instagram account. A recent study shows that 40% of Millennials choose a travel destination that they can share photos of.

So, we have come up with some stunning Instagram Post templates in the travel category as well. Use images of some of the breathtaking scenes and design Instagram posts to attract customers.

Additionally, 90% of Instagram users follow a business page, and 50% of the users are more likely to buy products from brands with Instagram pages.

So, design Instagram posts using free travel templates in DocHipo. Ultimately, it will help you capture most of the market through your uniqueness.

Additionally, you can click here to know more about Instagram Post Design using DocHipo.

X/Twitter Post Templates

X/Twitter is the #1 social media platform for discovery. If you are looking for a social media platform to stay briefed on industry trends, news, follow influencers and promote your services through your content, then X/Twitter is the best option for you. Even if you are using other social media platforms, it’s better to have an X/Twitter account.

Furthermore, DocHipo features numerous X/Twitter Header Templates in the Travel category as well.

Travel Agency YouTube Thumbnail Design

With over 2 billion logged-in monthly users and over a billion hours of video watch time, YouTube is the leading online video platform. Hence, YouTube is the best platform for you to bring your travel locations alive. Furthermore, you can share your YouTube videos on Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and other social media platforms.

However, designing YouTube Thumbnails is one of the most effective yet challenging tasks for YouTubers. DocHipo features a wide variety of YouTube Thumbnail templates in the travel category as well. Click Here to know more about creating YouTube Thumbnails in minutes.

DocHipo also allows its users to use YouTube videos in the templates, making the documents super engaging. And what can be better than this for a travel marketer? So, create a YouTube channel, upload videos of the places you provide packages for, and include them in your documents. Consider watching this video to know you can do that.

Additionally, you can take a look at this video where we have displayed some stunning Travel Templates that DocHipo offers.

Further Reading

• Pro Tips to Promote Your Travel Business with Great Graphics
• Skyrocket The Sales Of Your Travel Magazines
• How to Design Logo for a Travel Agency
• Turbocharge Your Travel Business with Captivating Visuals

When it comes to attracting new customers, visual presentation matters a lot in the travel industry. Your customers will invest their time and money to visit their dream destinations with your agency. Hence, you must show them all the relevant information effectively.

Designing aesthetically pleasing marketing materials helps you get more customers and let your audience know that you are a pro in this industry. Also, it helps them understand that you pay attention to every little detail of your business so you will take care of their journey more efficiently.

DocHipo offers some beautifully crafted Design Widgets that help you design stunning graphics effortlessly and effectively. So, what are you waiting for? Sign-up to DocHipo today and start achieving your travel agency marketing goals today.

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10 Artists to Inspire Your Travel Illustration Journal

• by @amy.mcgregor

Find out how to bring a destination to life through travel illustration and the top artists to inspire your work

Travel. There’s nothing quite like it. The chance to experience new sights, sounds, and smells, to wander off the beaten track and make new discoveries, or simply kick back and relax for a week on a sun-drenched beach.

When we imagine the far-flung places we’d like to visit, reminisce about past adventures, or indeed, advertise a location to others, we turn to photos as the most powerful medium to capture the essence of a place.

But there is another, equally effective and arguably more creative way to bring a destination to life: travel illustration.

Alex Green ( @algreen_1 ) has been an illustrator for over 25 years and specializes in the art of travel illustration . He has worked in many areas including design, fashion, editorial, murals, websites, and live events, with a varied and enviable list of clients including Airbnb, the BBC, Emirates Airlines, Pfizer, The Guardian , The Financial Times , and Oxfam.

In his Domestika course, he demonstrates how to create travel illustrations that have a sense of place and atmosphere from photographic references of a location, and explains how to apply personal experiences to your illustrations to create pieces with your own vision and interpretation.

What is travel illustration?

Travel illustration is simply the art of drawing a place instead of photographing it. You can use a photo as a reference point, draw inspirational settings in real time as you travel, or recall them from memory.

The aim is not necessarily to copy the location exactly as you see it, but to give it your own interpretation and tell a story by focusing on conveying a particular emotion, theme, or atmosphere.

What are the benefits of travel illustration?

Aside from being a great way to practice your creative skills, illustrating a place allows for more freedom of expression and interpretation, giving you the opportunity to explore the limits of your imagination for a truly unique and personalized result.

It may require more time and patience to complete, but illustration also allows you to really connect with a place, bringing it to life through your drawings and recapturing those precious moments you spent there.

10 Artists to Inspire Your Travel Illustration Pieces

Although using your own photos as a point of departure usually means you have a greater connection with your reference, there is no reason why you can’t choose other images of locations you would like to visit. They could be photographs taken by someone else, or something you have found on the internet, as long as they spark your imagination.

Of course, all artists look to other artists for inspiration and Alex is no different. In this Domestika blog, he shares with us the top 10 artists who inspire his work, providing an invaluable tool that can help you begin thinking about how to develop your style, techniques, and give you ideas for your illustrations.

Miroslav Sasek

@miroslavsasek

The Czech artist is both illustrator and author of the This is series of children’s travel books, which bring to life key destinations around the world including New York, Rome, London, and Paris.

Abstract and representational elements contrast in his illustrations, making for a beautifully original take on seemingly-familiar places.

Katsushika Hokusai

@katsushikahokusai

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist, printmaker, and painter who lived from 1760 to 1849. He is most recognized for his woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji , made in response to a domestic travel boom in Japan.

From this collection, one piece in particular stood out among the rest. The Great Wave Off Kanagawa is arguably the most iconic piece of work in Japanese art, and went on to inspire many 19th-century European painters.

Evan Hecox is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Colorado, whose work often takes inspiration from travel.

He has a particular talent for capturing the mood and feeling of a place or moment in time, as well as giving new life and beauty to objects that are often overlooked or dismissed as mundane.

Tom Haugomat

@tomhaugomat

The Paris-based illustrator and director has had his work featured in Air France Magazine, Revue XXI, and Le Monde. His illustrations have a distinctly cinematic quality, perhaps as a result of his background making short films.

Perhaps the most interesting element of his work is that his characters have no facial features, although he is still able to convey depth and emotion through his use of color and negative space.

Josh Cochran

@joshcochran

This Grammy-nominated, Brooklyn-based illustrator has clients including Adidas, Apple, and The New Yorker , and he currently teaches at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.

He is known for his bold colors, humorous drawings, and urban murals.

Bruno Mangyoku

@brunomangyoku

Bruno Mangyoku has worked as an illustrator and animation director who is greatly influenced by American graphic novelists such as Daniel Clowes and Charles Burns.

He uses a limited, yet highly contrasting color palette, focusing primarily on character design and silhouettes.

Hokyoung Kim

@hokyoungkim_

The South-Korean artist and illustrator lists clients including The New Yorker , The Washington Post , Apple, and Disney.

She finds inspiration in the Japanese comics and animations she grew up watching, and her work focuses on transmitting a strong sense of mood and atmosphere.

STRAUTNIEKAS

@strautniekas

The freelance illustrator studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Vilnius, before working in advertisement, animation and graphic design, with clients including the Royal Mail, The Independent , Penguin Random House.

His retro style, with soft colors and lines, lend him his unique style.

Christoph Niemann

@abstractsunday

Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, graphic designer, and children’s book author most known for his Sunday Sketches , quirky and humorous illustrations that take everyday objects and turn them into something unexpected.

Jon McNaught

This London-based cartoonist, illustrator, and printmaker has clients including Penguin Books, Faber, The New York Times , and The Wall Street Journal .

His skill lies in taking the mundane and everyday and turning them into works of art, using simple shapes and a limited color palette.

If you enjoyed this references and want to know more about travel illustration, don't miss Alex Green's course Travel Illustration: Recreate your favorite place and learn digital illustration techniques with a splash of acrylic paint to create artwork inspired by a photograph of a place you love.

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In 2006, Berlin became a UNESCO City of Design . Creative people can discover a side of the city that most visitors will never see. Hotels, tour companies, neighborhoods, markets, museums and businesses cater to travelers with an interest in art and design. With its many schools and organizations, including nine fashion colleges, you could even take a fun design workshop while you’re in town. Visitors can be inspired, meet new friends and learn exciting skills. Berlin is arguably the most contemporary and high-tech art center in the world.

Hong Kong has a beautiful and inspiring coastal location, but travelers with an interest in stylish marketing and advertising can find something else in the heart of Kowloon. Thoroughfares like Nathan Road and Fa Yuen Street are lit up with artful neon signs. They are colorful and eye-catching iconographic advertisements for jewelry stores, family-owned restaurants and global brands. These famous advertisements are slowly disappearing from the streets. Unfortunately, city ordinances claim that the signs are illegal structures although they have been hanging over shops for some 40 years. By 2019, many of these historic signs will appear in M+, a museum dedicated to visual culture.

For dedicated fans of minimalism, there are many temping destinations in Europe and Scandinavia, but Copenhagen wins the popular vote. If you need a reason to go, here are a few. Danes are the happiest people on the planet, and Denmark probably has more design aficionados per capita than any other city. It was also home to Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton and many other celebrated designers. If you aren’t prepared for a shopping spree in the city’s trendy boutiques, you can always window shop. Copenhagen’s warm and cozy style is particularly charming in autumn and winter. It’s the perfect city to learn more about Scandinavia’s simple and tasteful style.

The world is full of exotic and intriguing destinations for people who love seeing and creating beautiful things. The gestalt of each city and region can be discovered with open eyes, a good sketchbook and a little effort.

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Friday, february 1, 2013, edward tufte and graphics.

• Comparisons : A graphic should show comparisons, contrasts, and differences.
• The Minard map compares the two legs of the campaign, and it also compares the army's progress and army size with temperature data.
• Causality, Mechanism, Structure, Explanation : A graphic should illustrate causality.
• Tufte suggests that Minard's maps is thin on causality, not going beyond the temperature  explanation.
• Multivariate Analysis: A graphic should show many variables.
• Minard's map shows latitude and longitude, army size, the size of the army, the chronology of the campaign, and temperature.
• Integration of Evidence: graphics should combine "words, numbers, images, and diagrams" in clear and explanatory ways.
• Minard's map nicely integrates the graphical and textual.
• Documentation: A graphic should establish its credibilty by citing sources and using other mechanics of scholarly documentation and rigor.
• Not surprisingly, Minard cities his data sources clearly, provides his own name, etc.
• Content Counts Most of All: A graphic should be tailored to present the basic information or ideas of interest. The form of the graphic is less important than its content. 
• Minard did not set out to produce a jazzy graphic, bur rather to illustrate starkly the horrors of war.

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How to travel by bicycle in Russia: ideas and suggestions

• April 15, 2021
• Last updated: April 19, 2021
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Day trips in Russia

Newcomers can test their “strength” on a one-day trip – the roads should not be complicated and the distances should not be too long. For first-time riders, study the route carefully, taking into account not only the length of the road, but also the conditions: there should be no long climbs and no high mountain passes. The flatter the road, the better. Do not ride close to crowded and busy large traffic lanes, even if conditions permit.  Also, make sure carry your Russian invitation letter with your visa . 

Route: Levutov – Pavlovsky town

Distance: 65 km

From Reutov (metro station “Novokosino”) outside Moscow, via Saltykovsk, Zheleznodorozhny, Fedurnovo, then turn to Biserovo, to Staraya Kupavna, then to Elektrostal via Ivashevo, and finally to Pavlovsky Posad via Subbotino, the intercity electric train This is a good route for newcomers to the town of Pavlovsky Posad (Vokhna or Pavlovsky Posad station).

This route is good for beginners: the terrain remains almost unchanged throughout the route. It’s mainly asphalt, but it’s quiet, with a rural landscape and few cars. Also, there are many intercity train stations along the way – if you get tired, you can take the train back to Moscow.

For the uninitiated, there are plenty of suitable roads around Moscow. The entire Moscow region is dotted with railway lines, so it is not necessary to make a circular route. You can take an intercity train to one station and back from another. There are many convenient route options around most Russian cities. You can make your own route, or take the advice of experienced travelers and use an already prepared route map.

Two-day trips in Russia

If you can travel 60-70 km per day, it’s no problem and you’ll be able to ride for two days. First of all, you need to solve your overnight problem: will you stay in a hotel, borrow a private house or pitch your own tent? Be sure to take the weather into account and take extra things that will keep you warm or heated.

When choosing your route, add some “hills” on the way, but not too steep.

Keep an eye on your bike. Ideally, it should be carefully checked and tested two days before departure; if you don’t know much about bike parts, you should have a full “car check” at a good mechanic’s shop to remove all faults in time.

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Route: ride along Nizhny Novgorod and rest on the Volga

Distance: 140 km

This is a self-guided route with picturesque Volga forests, where you will have to pitch a tent on the road overnight. You don’t have to think about the schedule of electric trains or buses, even if you are delayed on the way, don’t worry.

From Nizhny Novgorod, you will pass through the town of Bor (you can cross the Volga by cable car). Next, head to Ivanovskoye. On the way, note the unique, interlocking bi-level railroad: it is no longer in use, but the original structure is still there. Then go in the direction of Yurasovo, where you will turn to Maloye Utkino, then to Beryozovka, to Vypolzovo, then to the Volga River, to Apraksino, passing through the hill fortress with its ancient earthen embankment. Hillfort, which retains its ancient earthen berm.

After that, follow Orlovo, Belkino, Yamnovo, Zavrazhnoye, Selishi. After passing through Zhukovka, you can go straight through the forest to the bank of the Volga River and find a place to pitch your tent.

The next day, go in the direction of Pumra, then through Vagankovo, Orekhovo, Markovo, turn left at Matveyevka, go to Vatoma, then through Put’kovo and back to the banks of the Volga, then to the town of Pol, and then to Nizhny Novgorod.

There are many suitable two-day rides in the Volga Valley, around the Voronezh region, around the cities along the Golden Ring and in the Crimean steppe.

Multi-day rides in Russia

Riding for several days in a row is a very serious matter and you need to be physically prepared. For the first time, choose a route that is not too difficult and not extreme, because riding a few days in a row is not at all the same as riding 100 km in a week. Please estimate that it is more comfortable to travel 70-80 km per day on the plains and with much less hills.

Check to see if there are any settlements along the way – it depends on whether you’ll be carrying a lot of food, or if you can buy all your food along the way. But whenever and wherever you go, make sure you have drinking water on you. Please do not forget to constantly replenish your supplies and have an emergency reserve – about 1.5 liters of water per person. 

Route: “Crimean coast: from Kerch to Alushta”

Distance: 270 km , 5-7 days

We have intentionally divided the trip on this route into several days, as it depends a lot on your fitness and desire to visit the sights – which will be seen on the way, and quite a lot of them. There will be some mountain passes – if you feel tired as you pass them, it is always possible to set up camp early and prepare for an overnight stay. Almost the entire road runs along the coastline. If you don’t want to pitch a tent, you can easily find a place to spend the night in the resort.

Get off the ferry to Kerch and head directly to the Feodossia steppe. Pass through the town of Ordzhonikidze and head to Koktebel. Be prepared for a long and tiring uphill climb. If you don’t want to tire yourself out that much, then sacrifice some of the scenic views and take a different route – along the Simferopol highway.

From Koktebeli there is a difficult mountain road leading to Sudak. The strongest will can cycle to the town of “Novyi Svit” in one day, while the rest of the people should go to the village of Morske and then to Alushta via Rybache and Malorichens’ke. From Alushta, you can take a bicycle and a trolleybus to Simferopol, from where you can return by plane or return to Kerch by bus or taxi.

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