An illustrated map that is printed and folded is a great way to promote your town, city, village, community, or other areas such an entertainment district, or a historical street. Illustrated in a fun and imaginative way, a printed fold out map is a powerful promotional tool. It also gives the user instant in the hand or pocket access to information about the area. It is especially handy because an illustrated printed map never drops a wifi connection, never runs out of battery power, and never asks for a password.

A printed map in hand is always handy and will be the go to map for visitors and locals exploring the area. Folded maps are small so can be displayed for pick up in many places such as a retail or hospitality, tourist centres, shopping malls ect. Thats not to say social media doesn't have its place in promoting, and thats another reason to create an illustrated map as it will draw attention across all of your social media network and website as well as print.

Illustrated maps are a great and fun way to educate children, inform participants, and direct foot traffic amongst many other ways to inform and educate in a fun and interesting way. An illustrated map can be used with a wide variety of promotional and educational tools.

It can be a great central driver for promoting an area, industry, or event. For example a shopping district could create an illustrated fold out map and distribute to tourist venues and through the local shops bringing awareness to the customers of all the shopping and hospitality available in the area. Another example would be a music festival creating a map of the venue showing stages, points of interest, public services, emergency access ect. Or perhaps a hospitality association and you want to promote all of the hotels and restaurants in the area. There are many many possibilities, you choose the theme, what you want illustrated on the map, and we are more than happy to brainstorm with you in creating not only a beautiful illustrated map, but a beautiful illustrated map that meets your objectives.

You might ask (gruff voice, cigar hanging from mouth) what do I need a stinkin' illustrated map for???!!!

We are glad you asked that. First of all you can add it to your website to draw attention and offer information in a fun way. This encourages users to return to you website multiple times. You can post it on your social media and offer it for download. Use it across all of your digital platforms. Place it on signage for informing and directing foot traffic. Hand out as

Secondly, you can print the map and distribute to whoever your customized map is targeted towards. The maps can be left in the local shops and businesses for distribution, giving awareness to the various retail and services in the area.

Thirdly you can offer advertising around the map to generate revenue. A great way to cover costs of printing, if you choose to print. We can create the map and hand it over to you to take and create your own marketing material as you wish, or we offer full creative services from map illustration to design and layout ready for print and web.

We are excited to announce the Comox Valley Fun Map coming the spring of 2023!

We have illustrated the Comox Valley Fun Map with random businesses across diverse sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of this initiative to promote local businesses.

If you would like to have your business illustrated and listed on the map please go to the Comox Valley Fun Map page for further info.

All of the illustrated maps shown on illomaps have been created by illustrator and designer Cam Wilson. Cam's creative studio is based in Edmonton, Alberta where he works a illustrator and designer

Cam's passion for travelling and his interest in exploring different locations lead him to creating illustrated maps. Cam has created illustrations for clients such as purdue university, thomas heinle education, Royal Ontario Museum, McGraw Hill and others.

You can view his illustration portfolio here