Introduction On Design Experience Constructive Criticism What Is a Geoprofessional? Tick-Tock Goes the Clock Why Good Design Matters Audience How to Use This Book Skipping the How-Tos to Get Straight to the Good Stuff Relative Map Scales Endnotes Creative Inspiration You Can Be Creative Doing Seeing An Example of How to See Applying All of This to Your Map Summary and Final Prodding Creative Maps A Few Places to Start Seeing Art from Your Desktop Endnotes Exercise Layout Design All Together Now Layout Checklist Element Details and Examples Style Context Arrangement Emphasis Maps and Wireframes Simplicity versus Complexity Margins Balance Endnotes Suggestions for Further Reading Study Questions Exercises Fonts Choosing the Right Font Serif versus Sans Serif Modifying the Font Placing the Text Text Direction Study Questions Resources Endnotes Color Color Theory RGB Hexadecimal HSV HSL CMYK CIELAB Rules Inspiration Grayscale Modern Endnotes Resources Study Questions Exercises Features Roads Rivers and Streams Bodies of Water Cities and Towns Political Boundaries Fuzzy Features Parcels Currents Wind Temperature Land Use and Land Cover Trails Utilities Impervious Surface Basins Buildings Soils Geology Endnotes Suggestions for Further Reading Study Questions Exercises Static Maps DPI Export Formats and Workflow Slides Presentation Style: Fast or Slow, Busy or Simple? Reports Posters Dual Purposes Endnotes Suggestions for Further Reading Study Questions Exercise Projections Distortions: Where Projections Fall Flat Map Considerations: Choosing a Suitable Projection Directional Types Choosing a Projection in the Real World Endnotes Resources Study Questions Exercises Zoom-Level Design Zoom Levels and Scales Zoom Fields Incremental Styling Repetition Testing a Multizoom Design Endnotes Resources Study Questions Exercises Appendix A: Layout Sketches Appendix B: Map Examples Appendix C: Color Swatches
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