MapToPoster - Cartography for the Living Room: Why We Love Looking at Simplified Cities.

This talk explores MapToPoster, an open-source Python framework that transforms raw OpenStreetMap (OSM) data into high-resolution, minimalist cartographic art.

This talk bridges the gap between functional cartography and data art. It addresses core visualization challenges: • Visual Hierarchy: How to stylize road classes (highways vs. residential) to create depth without color. • Performance: Handling the computational load of fetching and rendering thousands of geometries for 300 DPI prints. • Universal Design: Solving the "Global City" problem, handling diverse scripts (Latin, Devanagari, Kanji) through automated typography logic.