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Designing better maps : a guide for GIS users

Author: Cynthia A Brewer
Publisher: Redlands, Calif. : ESRI Press, 2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"Designing Better Maps is written specifically for people not trained in cartography who nonetheless need to create maps as part of their regular work. This book covers the essentials of sound map design, showing readers how to design better maps; design for purpose and audience; consider the relationship between resolution and viewing distance; select appropriate fonts and symbols; choose intuitive colors that serve  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Guide (Descripteur de forme)
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Brewer, Cynthia A., 1960-
Designing better maps.
Redlands, Calif. : ESRI Press, 2005
(OCoLC)697760630
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Cynthia A Brewer
ISBN: 1589480899 9781589480896
OCLC Number: 58604884
Description: 203 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 19 x 23 cm.
Contents: The big picture on design --
Type basics --
Effective type in map design --
Color basics --
Color decisions for mapping --
Customizing symbols --
Beyond default marginal elements.
Responsibility: Cynthia A. Brewer.
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"Designing Better Maps is written specifically for people not trained in cartography who nonetheless need to create maps as part of their regular work. This book covers the essentials of sound map design, showing readers how to design better maps; design for purpose and audience; consider the relationship between resolution and viewing distance; select appropriate fonts and symbols; choose intuitive colors that serve the content; arrange scale bars, legends, and other map elements into organized layouts; and choose and apply appropriate export options."--BOOK JACKET.

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