P A P E R I S L A N D S
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Cartography
Looking for your next hiking spot? Well, I would advise against the Paper Islands below, where each "layer" represents a steep change of 500m. To map these inhospitable versions of otherwise wonderful places, I gathered imagery from the USGS; retrieved and enhanced geographic data using QGIS/Illustrator/Blender; and made final adjustments in Photoshop.
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![Styled cartographic map of Corsica Island (data visualization, infographics, illustration, art)](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/22727b163133347.66622665ce8f6.jpg)
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![Styled cartographic map of Hokkaido Island (data visualization, infographics, illustration, art)](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/24eb8d163133347.66622783afd2b.jpg)
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![Styled cartographic map of Hawaii Island (data visualization, infographics, illustration, art)](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/83f2c5163133347.66622815bfe9e.jpg)
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![Styled cartographic map of Sri Lanka Island (data visualization, infographics, illustration, art)](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/cf367f163133347.66622815c0463.jpg)
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![](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/741fe9163133347.6657a0c3d8a4d.jpg)
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![Styled cartographic map of Sri Lanka Island (data visualization, infographics, illustration, art)](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/9e4d39163133347.66622815c09f4.jpg)
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![Design workflow for the cartographic maps (data visualization, infographics, illustration, art)](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/bf93f8163133347.66622815bf6e0.jpg)