Hi everyone!
I’m building Qoyra, a note-taking app where information is organized on an artificial map rather than in folders.
I realized how useful maps can be for remembering information while planning mountain hiking routes. I started wondering whether the same principle could help organize notes - not just use locations as memory cues, but use geography itself to structure information.

Here’s how the system works so far:

-Contour lines act like strings, with notes placed along them like beads. Notes can be linked together and moved along a contour as a group.

-Elevation represents abstraction: lower contours hold general information, while higher ones, closer to the peaks, hold more specific ideas.

-Peaks act as landmarks representing projects, topics or research subjects.

Alternatively, contours could represent different types of content — images, links, files, and so on.

Each note’s position is currently defined by two coordinates: its contour level and the nearby peak.

I’m curious whether there are cartographic principles or map designs I could borrow to make this system more intuitive and useful.

How would you use terrain, contours, landmarks or spatial relationships to organize information on an abstract map? Are there any existing cartographic concepts you think could work particularly well?

I’d appreciate any feedback on the current system or examples of maps that use geography in interesting ways.

You can explore the example map here:
https://www.qoyra.app/?share=1f9c5acd47f449dcbca5ea922e9d8907

The region is on a continental boundary, making a sizeable highland complex east of center, and several mountain chains running parallel to the coast Through the center. The lush lowland areas to the south are heavily populated.

A collection of city maps created by Angela and me over the past few months for various publishing projects and private commissions... Have a great evening, everyone!🧭🗺️🏰

Visit my IG for see more maps: https://www.instagram.com/morenopaissanart?dlrf=MXZjajRkeGlzemtxNA==

Hello! I’ve been working on a world for a story, a planet called Archimedes, which has a 70-degree axial tilt, a moon (about the size of Pluto), and a ring system. I decided to give it this extreme tilt, but I’ve been struggling to figure out how day/night cycles and seasons would function, which in turn makes it difficult to name locations, weather phenomena, and so on. I had some initial names in mind, like "Sea of ​​Sunset" or "Sea of ​​Sunrise"—classic choices, but I wasn't sure if they would actually make sense given this kind of rotation. Surprisingly, they do—at least near the equator; meanwhile, the regions from the tropics toward the poles experience polar-style winters and summers. any other suggestions?

This is the best I could do to imitate old cathode-ray tube screens to emulate a tactical war map in a bunker 10 floors beneath the pentagon.

Tried to make the pixels larger because CRT screens are usually low resolution (at most 1080p) but I gave up on that.

Made it in GIMP.

High quality link

Two Continents

The continents of Fidena and Naukra share a history spanning millennia. Whether through conflict, agreements, or trade, the two have always been linked by various events that shaped the lives of humans, elves, dwarves, and the Draconics. While the dwarves established their kingdoms within mountain ranges and the elves within their forests, humans and Draconics divided the coastlines and other territories among themselves. A segment of the population from the Draconics' high realm broke away to found a new kingdom on Naukra; it flourished and expanded over the following centuries, giving rise to several cities. Simultaneously, various human dynasties built and expanded their own kingdoms and empires—frequently clashing with one another. Elves and dwarves generally steered clear of human conflicts, focusing instead on their own realms while maintaining open trade. The maritime republics, meanwhile—which saw very little conflict—dedicated themselves to commerce, amassing great wealth and opening their doors to every race inhabiting the land.

original from u/Kilroy Jensen ......... I thought it would be cool to add more details such as glaciers on mountains and add a human aspect by inserting gray areas on strategic locations on the map. Hope you like it