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Map Design Annotated: 13 Voyager Maps from Making Maps 2nd Edition

Posted in 01 What's A Map?, 02 Why Are You Making Your Map?, 06 Map Layout, 07 Hierarchies, 08 Generalization & Classification, 09 Map Symbolization, 10 Type on Maps, Making Maps Book News, Maps Made, tagged , , , on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

To understand map design, and how maps work, it is useful to see how map design concepts play out on a real map. One of the significant updates to the 2nd edition of Making Maps was the inclusion of a map of the 1986 trans-global flight of the experimental aircraft called Voyager. This map, originally [...]

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Making Maps, 2nd Edition, Out Now!

Posted in Making Maps Book News on March 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »

It’s out! Got my copies yesterday. A terrific upgrade from the first edition of the book – larger format, better paper, complete redesign, lots of new content. Shipping from Amazon and other similar sites. Let me know what you think if (when) you get a copy! A few pre-publication reviews: James E. Meacham, Senior Research [...]

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2nd Edition | Making Maps | Early 2011

Posted in Making Maps Book News, Map Books, Maps Made, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Cover, Making Maps, 2nd edition (Amazon | Guilford) Krygier and Wood’s book should be used by anyone interested in the way the world looks, the way the world works, or the way the world should be. It remains the most accessible yet comprehensive guide of its kind. The second edition meets the needs and expectations of [...]

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Making Maps and GIS Software

Posted in Making Maps Book News on October 23, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Q: How does Making Maps relate to GIS software? A: Making Maps focuses on the mapping side of GIS, or any software that allows you to design and create maps. The examples in the book were not, for the most part, created with desktop GIS software. This is because it is difficult (if not impossible) [...]

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Making Maps: Author’s Intent

Posted in Making Maps Book News on September 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Q: Making Maps is an weird cartography book – what were some of the ideas behind its creation? A: A NACIS Conference (Oct. 12-15 in Salt Lake City) included a panel of critics (Stuart Allan, George McCleary, Peter Keller, Margaret Pearce) interrogating Cindy Brewer’s new book Designing Better Maps (ESRI Press, 2005) and Making Maps. [...]

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Making the Making Maps Maps

Posted in Making Maps Book News, Maps Made on August 5, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Q: How were all the example maps in Making Maps created? A: The primary software I used to create Making Maps was Freehand on a Mac. I learned Illustrator and Freehand in versions 1.0 back in the day while working at the Cartographic Lab at UW Madison. I have always liked Freehand better than Illustrator, [...]

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Making Maps Tunes

Posted in Making Maps Book News on August 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Q: What tunes did you listen to while making Making Maps? A: iTunes was essential software for the completion of Making Maps. I have always listened to music while making maps, but have never been able to listen to music while doing other work. Curious. Various and sundry tunes wafted in the background whilst I [...]

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