map2poster 0.2.4

Generate beautiful, minimalist map posters for any city in the world.

🗺️ map2poster

Create beautiful, minimalist map posters for any city in the world.

map2poster is a high-performance Python tool that transforms OpenStreetMap data into stunning, gallery-ready minimalist art. Whether you're capturing the grid of New York, the canals of Venice, or the organic sprawl of Tokyo, map2poster delivers premium-quality visualizations with customizable themes and professional typography.

✨ Features

• Global Coverage: Fetch street networks, water bodies, and green spaces for any location on Earth.
• Premium Themes: Choose from 17+ curated color palettes (Noir, Terracotta, Neon Cyberpunk, etc.).
• Vector Output: Export as PNG, SVG, or PDF for high-resolution printing.
• Precision Control: Custom radius, dimensions, and coordinate overrides.
• Multilingual Support: Supports native scripts (CJK, Arabic, etc.) with automatic Google Fonts integration.
• Fast & Efficient: Local caching and optimized rendering pipeline.

🚀 Installation

With uv (Recommended)

uv pip install map2poster

With pip

pip install map2poster

🛠️ Usage

Command Line Interface

Generate a poster instantly from your terminal:

map2poster --city "Paris" --country "France" --theme noir

Option	Short	Description	Default
--city	-c	City name for geocoding	Required
--country	-C	Country name for geocoding	Required
--theme	-t	Theme name (noir, terracotta, etc.)	terracotta
--distance	-d	Map radius in meters	18000
--format	-f	Output format (png, svg, pdf)	png
--list-themes		Show all available styles

Python API

Integrate map generation into your own workflows:

from map2poster import CreatePoster, load_theme, get_coordinates

# 1. Resolve location
coords = get_coordinates("Tokyo", "Japan")

# 2. Pick a style
theme = load_theme("japanese_ink")

# 3. Create the art
CreatePoster(
    city="Tokyo",
    country="Japan",
    point=coords,
    dist=12000,
    output_file="tokyo_poster.png",
    output_format="png",
    theme=theme
)

🎨 Themes

Capturing the mood of your city:

• Noir: Classic high-contrast black and white.
• Terracotta: Warm Mediterranean clay tones.
• Neon Cyberpunk: Electric pinks and cyans on deep indigo.
• Midnight Blue: Elegant navy and gold.
• Blueprint: Technical architectural aesthetic.
• ...and many more! Use map2poster --list-themes to see them all.

📜 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

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Created with ❤️ by Anton Vice ([e-mail])