Description
Book SynopsisSince the publication of the bestselling second edition 5 years ago, vast and new globally-relevant geographic datasets have become available to cartography practitioners, and with this has come the need for new ways to visualize them in maps as well as new challenges in ethically disseminating the visualizations. With new features and significant updates that address these changes, this edition remains faithful to the original vision that cartography instruction should be software agnostic.
Discussing map design theory and technique rather than map design tools, this book focuses on digital cartography and its best practices. This third edition has completely new sections on how to deal with maps that go viral and the ethics therein; new presentation ideas; new features such as amenities, climate data, and hazards; the new Equal Earth projection; and vector tile design considerations. All chapters are thoroughly updated with new illustrations and new sections for datasets th
Table of Contents
1: Introduction.
2: Creative Inspiration.
3: Layout Design.
4: Fonts.
5: Color.
6: Features.
7: Static Maps.
8: Projections.
9: Zoom-Level Design.
Appendix A: Map Examples.
Appendix B: Color Swatches.
