Tools: Mapbox Studio, Adobe Illustrator
This Mapbox Studio tileset and its icons were inspired
by the work of the artists of the Washington Color School. An art movement of the
1950s and 1960s, the Washington Color School is characterized by non-representational
color field paintings. I applied the aesthetics of the movement and its moment in
time to every level of the tileset. The icons and choice of typeface lean heavily
on the geometries that were common in the 1960s and the tileset uses the rich and
saturated hues that define color field painting.
Inspiration was pulled from artists such as Alma Woodsey Thomas, Morris Louis, and
Kenneth Noland.
View the full tileset here.
From left to right: Alma Woodsey Thomas, Iris, Tulips, Jonquils, and Crocuses; Morris Louis, Alpha Phi; Alma Woodsey Thomas, Starry Night and the Astronauts; Kenneth Noland, Missus
Aileen Clarke, 2021