I've been learning to work with Ilustrator more and how shapefile data can translate in useful and fun ways from mapping software into visual editing software. I thought that my skill level in Photoshop would transfer seamlessly and although it's definitely helped, there's plenty of skills to learn that are different from Photoshop. I made this map of the US using each state's state bird plumage. I was surprised to learn that many states share the same state bird creating an interesting challenge for attempting visualize the same bird in different ways either by selecting a bird of the opposite gender, playing with scale, or selecting less glorified plumage.
