Map of the Week:

London Typographica

Why we like it

: London Typographica showcases crowdsourced images of lettering and typefaces around London. It uses

Styled Maps

to both provide a clean background to display their markers and to allow people to navigate to areas they may want to explore.





Markers

drop onto the map using

Marker animation

, the movement capturing our attention. Clicking on a marker doesn’t open an

InfoWindow

, but rather brings in a side panel that overlays on top of the left side of the map.





London Typographica is an excellent way for type and lettering enthusiasts to explore London and find their way around, and a great way to use the Google Maps API.

Posted by

Mano Marks

, Maps Developer Relations