Design Aesthetics for "Proper" Cartographic Depictions?
Lurking around the interweb and found this. Didn't see it posted before. Putting together some "rules" for my self with map making projects. Maybe this can help some one else brain storm techniques. Plus would really appreciate any more "rules" and techniques for map making projects.
Source: https://www.wwu.edu/huxley/spatial/tut/what_all_maps_must_have.htm
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TITLE: the title should be in a large font, easily identifiable as the title of the map and should include descriptive text as to the location and purpose of the map. If the map is thematic, the theme should be included in the title. For example: Corn Production in Washington, 1990. The title is usually the largest font size of all lettering on the layout, however, it should not dominate the map graphic itself. The title may or may not be in a box and does not need to be at the top of the page (though it often is). For published materials (e.g., books or articles) the title may be included in a figure caption instead.
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SCALE INDICATOR: the scale of the map is typically indicated by a graphic bar scale, a representative fraction or a verbal scale. The reader must be able to determine the relationship between a unit of measure on the map and a unit of measure in the real world.
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ORIENTATION: a map should indicate which way is north (and/or south, east and west). Commonly this is done by a north arrow or compass rose. Orientation may also be shown by graticule or grid marks (e.g. lines of latitude and longitude). By convention north is towards the top of the page (thus some maps do not have north arrows), but the orientation must still be given for a 'proper' map. North does not have to be at the top of the page and a north arrow is essential in maps where it is not.
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BORDER(s) (or Neatline): a border identifies exactly where the mapped area stops. The border is often the thickest line on the map and should be close to the edges of the mapped area. The distance between the map and the border should be the same on all sides (balanced).
There can also be a border around the entire map layout (enclosing and grouping the title, legend, text boxes, etc.).
Both of these borders are sometimes referred to as a 'neatline.' In addition, there is sometimes a thin additional line just outside of a border (accentuating it and ideally making it more visually appealing)
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