In our work, we often create unnecessary things that will not be needed later, such as design elements or programs and functions created during development.
Maps as artistic elements
While designing and developing a website for one of our clients, we wanted to make the company’s very impressive maps dynamic and interactive. We thought about using the style of the maps for other graphic displays as well.
We thought that the contour lines used on the maps could be used for other things, such as tools, landscapes, or even human faces.
We conducted several experiments to convert raster images with complex textures into contour maps.
The animation schematically shows how the raster points are transformed into lines. In the case of contour maps, care must also be taken to ensure that the lines do not cross each other.
We have uploaded the result to the pixabay website so that others can use it.
