A travel map poster you design yourself

Mark where you have been, choose a design, and download a poster of your own travels: a PNG sized for sharing, or a vector PDF that prints sharp at any size.

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Free, with no account. Posters are made on your device and never uploaded.

Example travel poster: Midnight Atlas, the world, as a wide print. Sample data.
Sample dataMidnight Atlas, the world, as a wide print

Four designs

Each can be recoloured from a small set of colours chosen to work with it, and set in serif, sans-serif or handwritten lettering.

  • Example travel poster: Midnight Atlas, Canada, as a 4:5 post. Sample data.

    Midnight Atlas

    Dark navy, ivory and antique gold, framed like a plate from an old atlas.

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  • Example travel poster: Nordic Explorer, Canada, as an upright print. Sample data.

    Nordic Explorer

    Warm ivory, forest green and light, minimalist type with room to breathe.

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  • Example travel poster: Modern Cartographer, Canada, as a 4:5 post. Sample data.

    Modern Cartographer

    A clean survey sheet: neatline, graticule, scale bar and a precise sans serif.

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  • Example travel poster: Travel Journal, Canada, as a 4:5 post. Sample data.

    Travel Journal

    Warm speckled paper, a handwritten title and a postmark, like a page you kept.

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Shapes and sizes

The same poster in seven shapes. Pick the one that matches where it is going.

ShapeMade forPNG sizes (pixels)PDF
Post4:5, for Instagram and Facebook feeds and messaging apps1,080 × 1,350 and 2,160 × 2,7008 × 10 in
Story9:16, full screen for Instagram Stories and TikTok1,080 × 1,920 and 2,160 × 3,840Not offered
Pin2:3, the shape Pinterest shows best1,000 × 1,500 and 2,000 × 3,000Not offered
Poster, upright3:4, the common 18 × 24 in frame2,700 × 3,600 and 3,456 × 4,60818 × 24 in
Poster, wide4:3, a 24 × 18 in frame on its side3,600 × 2,700 and 4,608 × 3,45624 × 18 in
A3, uprightISO paper: the same file prints on A4 and A22,480 × 3,508 and 3,400 × 4,809A3 (297 × 420 mm)
A3, wideISO paper on its side3,508 × 2,480 and 4,809 × 3,400A3 (420 × 297 mm)

PDFs are vector files in sRGB colour, with an optional 3 mm bleed for print shops. How to print a travel map poster

Questions about posters

Is the download a real file or a screenshot?

A real file. The PNG is drawn at the exact pixel size you choose, and the PDF is a vector document in which every coastline and letter is an outline. Neither is a capture of the web page.

What sizes can I print?

PDFs come at 8 × 10 in, 18 × 24 in, 24 × 18 in and A3, upright or wide. Because they are vector files they also print sharp at any other size with the same proportions, such as 16 × 20 in, 12 × 16 in, A4 or A2. How to choose a size.

Will my fonts look right at the print shop?

Yes. Lettering is converted to outlines before the file is made, so the print shop does not need the fonts and nothing can be substituted.

Can I write my name in another language?

Yes. The built-in typefaces cover Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts as vectors. Text in other scripts, such as Bengali, Chinese or Arabic, is drawn with the fonts on your own device at high resolution and placed on the poster as an image.

Is there a watermark?

There is a small “worldtripmap.com” mark at the bottom, and a switch to turn it off. Leaving it on helps other people find the site, which we appreciate, but it is your poster.

Do I need to pay or sign up to download?

No. Designing and downloading are free and there is no account.