| Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS Contributor(s): Krygier, John (Author), Wood, Denis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1462509983 ISBN-13: 9781462509980 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $56.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Cartography - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 526 |
| LCCN: 2016013078 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1.80 lbs) 293 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lauded for its accessibility and beautiful design, this text has given thousands of students and professionals the tools to create effective, compelling maps. Using a wealth of illustrations--with 74 in full color--to elucidate each concisely presented point, the revised and updated third edition continues to emphasize how design choices relate to the reasons for making a map and its intended purpose. All components of map making are covered: titles, labels, legends, visual hierarchy, font selection, how to turn phenomena into visual data, data organization, symbolization, and more. Innovative pedagogical features include a short graphic novella, good design/poor design map examples, end-of-chapter suggestions for further reading, and an annotated map examplar that runs throughout the book. New to This Edition *Expanded coverage of using mobile digital devices to collect data for maps, including discussions of location services and locational privacy. *New and revised topics: how to do sketch maps, how map categories and symbols have changed over time, designing maps on desktop computers and mobile devices, human perception and color, and more. *Separate, expanded chapter on map symbol abstraction. *Additional case studies of compelling phenomena such as children's traffic fatalities based on race, the spread of tropical diseases, and the 2012 presidential election. *Many additional color illustrations. |