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Every Faraway Places design is unique, the result of laboriously hand-cut paper maps  (see above) digitally colored with palettes reflecting the neighborhoods themselves.

The London map colors are inspired by William Morris. The Los Angeles maps, from the exact color of Pacific sunsets.

The Philadelphia maps are inspired by the local sports teams (#gobirds), while every Pittsburgh print will have a gold and black version.

The Manhattan maps are based on the color wheel, while the Brooklyn maps are the colors of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 

Places are the best thing in the world, in a league with nature and people. I love being surrounded by images of them, and I hope you do, too. 

—D.