We redraw, retrace and relabel many types of images, scans, and diagrams, improving, editing and re-rendering in a high‑resolution vector format. We can also change the line thickness, colour and text. Also different types of publications like academic medical journals, may have specific artwork production and setup guidelines, that we can adhere to.
To the drawing board, for a new life
We do
- 2D and 3D drawings.
- Most images can be redrawn or retraced.
- Maps, diagrams, charts, graphs and instructional illustrations.
- Medical and scientific illustrations for textbooks.
- Family tree diagrams.
- Redrawing or retracing of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) charts and files.
- Restyle of illustrations in house style.
- Pictograms and icons.
- Supplied in a range of file formats (.ai, .eps, .pdf, .psd, .tif).
Below is a selection of projects to give you an idea of just some of the projects we have worked on.
Client
U.K. history book publisher.
Project title
City guidebook map.
Services
RedrawingTypographic designCorrections.
About the client
They produce comprehensive local history books on a variety of subjects, publishing more than 600 books per year.
Client’s needs
This U.K. history book publisher needed a map for their city guidebook, highlighting main locations refered to in the book.
Before our redrawing.
After our redrawing.
Outline of what we did
They supplied a rough scan with the author’s markings on top. The publisher needed this simple looking, but tricky to actually do map for their book. We managed all the issues and problems, even amending corrections from the editors. The map had to utilise the small space available in the book and still be legible. We used layers in the illustration file, so we could easily name, edit and manage the various parts. They needed a high‑resolution editable file, so we provided the original Adobe Illustrator file (.ai).
3 main improvements
- Better and more relevant use of colour to communicate the map’s parts and values.
- Used layers in the electronic files, so the map can be easily edited, updated and exported-out in the future.
- Managed corrections from the publisher’s editors in a quick and precise manner.
Guided by the book
Client
U.K. medical book publisher.
Project title
Graphs and diagrams.
Services
RedrawingTypographic designCorrections.
About the client
An award-winning, multi-platform information service for the medical community, providing premium content to improve medical practice.
Client’s needs
They needed many diagrams and graphs of different types for this book to be redrawn and typeset, fitting their inside book design style.
Before our redrawing.
After our redrawing.
Outline of what we did
We worked with the client creating precise accurate diagrams and graphs, and also amended corrections from the editors. The client needed graphs reordering (largest percentage values starting at the top, to smallest percentage values at the bottom), that was not how the graphs were originally supplied, and was no problem to do.
3 main improvements
- Reordered data in an easier-to-understand and more logical way for people.
- Improved alignment and used consistent spacing for boxes and text.
- Increased the book’s perceived value and design quality.
Encouraged surgical precision
Client
U.K. history book publisher.
Project title
Anglesey map design.
Services
RedrawingTypographic designTechnical illustrationCorrections.
About the client
They produce comprehensive local history books on a variety of subjects, publishing more than 600 books per year.
Client’s needs
The map was to be used at the beginning of their book on Anglesey in Wales, to instruct readers as to where the locations were referred to, throughout the book. The client needed a map made‑up and redrawn from scans and sketches.
Before our redrawing.
After our redrawing.
Outline of what we did
The author provided a rough scan of the map, we also consulted various other maps because the scans were low-quality and lacked detail. We redrew the map in a fitting style in-keeping with the inside book design. The map was especially designed for the small space available, maximising legibility and clarity, whilst containing a lot of building locations and information. We had to utilise zoomed‑in sections because of the large amount of information in the small space available, to improve the map reading experience.
3 main improvements
- Clarified and improved the author’s sketches, producing a map that the whole book revolves around.
- Managed corrections from the publisher’s editors in a quick and precise manner.
- Designed the map to go within the small constraint of the page size.
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Client
Individual author.
Project title
Medical anatomy and analysis redrawing.
Services
RedrawingTechnical illustration.
About the client
Author of 6 textbooks on medicine.
Client’s needs
Only low-quality images of these illustrations were available. We were asked to completely redraw, edit and improve the illustrations.
Before our redrawing.
After our redrawing.
Outline of what we did
We redrew the scans, improving on colour quality and rendering when printed, and were careful to not lose any of the details in the scanned images. We sent the author the editable original Adobe Illustrator files (.ai’s) as standard, that were setup for CMYK printing, and colour managed.
3 main improvements
- Increased medical illustration quality by using best practice expert knowledge and technical experience.
- Managed corrections from the publisher’s editors in a quick and precise manner.
- Gave the author good quality illustrations to explain their written content, also increasing readers motivation.
Gave them a facelift
3 results of redrawing and retracing by us
1 More professional, legible, better branded, and pixelated‑free illustrations.
2 Illustrations that can be edited and updated easily in the future, and exported-out in a range of file formats.
3 Ability to zoom-in or zoom-out, to virtually any size with no loss of quality.
Better memories
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