Computer-implemented electronic document design systems and methods
allowing a user to integrate user-specific location maps into custom
printed products. During the creation of an electronic design of a
product intended for subsequent printing, user-provided location
information is received by a server computer and used to generate a user
map suitable for high quality printing. Lower resolution display and
thumbnail versions of the map suitable for displaying to the user of the
client system are generated. The display version is sent to the client
system for review and editing by the user. The user map, the display map,
and the thumbnail are stored at the server for possible future use. The
maps are created and stored with the same height to width ratio as the
map area in the electronic product design into which the map will be
placed. The user is provided with a cropping tool to allow the user to
select the portion of the map to be incorporated into the electronic
product design.
