Illustrated Campus Map of College of Charleston
by Nate PadavickClient
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Art Director
Alfred M. Hall, Public Information Director
Creative Brief
The College of Charleston commissioned Nate Padavick to illustrated a map that features not only its urban campus, but also the many off-campus recreational and educational sites in the greater Charleston area.
Project Goals
The goal of this project was to create an inspirational promotional piece using 100% illustration. As this project was initiated during the height of the Covid pandemic, obtaining fresh photographs of campus life was impossible.
Project Realization
This project manifested into a tri-fold self-mailer brochure and an online experience.
Creative Process
In this particular project, the step that required the most creativity was the sketching. The client provided an extensive list of sites—both on and off campus—to be featured on the map. Additionally, the client requested to emphasize the proximity of the college’s campus to the beaches, coastline, and water-based activities. Nate worked presented several iterations of rough pencil sketches until the client was satisfied with the results. Once the rough sketches were approved, Nate created detailed sketches so the client could evaluate the specific iconography. Once all sketches received sign-off the production of the finished illustration went quickly and smoothly.
Materials
This map was created in Adobe Illustrator by Nate Padavick, using vector brushes and his hand-drawn font Slender. AI was not used in the creation of this illustration.
Additional
Images
A selection of site-specific illustrations that represent various college programs and regional amenities.An preliminary sketch, which focuses on the general layout.A detailed sketch, which focus on the iconography.