Map of the United States

A clean illustrated map shows all fifty states in clearly different colors on a pale blue ocean, with Alaska and Hawaii in insets.

This map works best from the outside in. Place the coastline and inset boxes first, then group states by their distinct colors while checking their shapes against neighboring borders. The pale ocean is intentionally quiet, so leave it until the state pattern has made a complete frame around the country. The smaller details in map of the united states reward close looking, especially after the broad shapes have found their places.