If a picture is worth a thousand words, a map is worth a thousand more. Maps can help bring imaginary worlds to life and give context to the reader that may be difficult to create in words. Maps are an essential ingredient in travel guides, and a must-have reference in magazine articles in which location is featured prominently. No matter what your story is, or whether it’s real or fictional, a map can help you tell it better.
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“The maps that Julie Witmer created for me exceeded my expectations, and the price for her professional talents was most reasonable. If you have been as frustrated as I was, trying to find a cartographer for my special needs, Julie should be your first choice.”
“Julie Witmer Custom Map Design provided exceptional, high-quality design services that greatly enhanced the narrative of my soon to be published book on Georgia history. Julie always responded promptly and professionally to my inquiries and never grew frustrated by numerous requests for edits. Julie is the absolute BEST!”
“I enjoyed working with Julie. She was prompt, professional, and an obviously skilled cartographer. She transformed my crude concepts into four high-quality black-and-white maps suitable for printing in a hard-cover World War Two history book. …she added the small details in coverage areas, line formats, fonts, and the like, all of which make the difference between a lackluster map and a professional one.”
“Julie did an excellent job working from my terrible mock-ups and making them align as well as fitting into my theme and aesthetic! Very friendly and easy to work with.”
“Every map Julie has produced for our books has been done with great care and attention to detail. Her work always strikes a great balance, providing eye-catching maps that are accurate and readable.”
“I had a great experience working with Julie on a key map for my forthcoming book… Julie didn’t just give me the map I wanted. She enabled me to see what was possible, and then I could make a proper decision about what I wanted. Then she produced just the map to fit what I’d imagined. A great professional and a very helpful person!”
“Julie did an excellent job on the map for my book. She understood what I needed, even if I didn’t know the terminology, quick turnaround time and excellent suggestions on how to present the map. The final product looks great.”
“My novel’s heroine finds herself in a multitude of towns and provinces of the Late Roman Empire, but thanks to Julie Witmer’s beautifully crafted maps the reader will never be at a moment’s loss in keeping track of her whereabouts.”
“Julie Witmer produced wonderful custom maps for a book chapter I am preparing on the role of Royal Botanical Gardens in plant conservation. She worked very quickly to produce exactly the product I was looking for, at a very competitive price. I would go back to her for more work in an instant!”
“It was a pleasure to work with Julie in creating maps for my historical novel. I am new to fiction writing and Julie was very helpful and prompt in working on my project. The maps came out just as I wanted them.”