Cartographer's toolkit : colors, typography, patterns / Gretchen N. Peterson

By:

Peterson, Gretchen N [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Fort Collins, Colorado : PetersonGIS, c2012.Description: xiv, 169 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 22 cmISBN:

9780615467948

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

GA 102.4 .P48 2012

Contents:

Color -- Typography -- Composition patterns

Summary: Cartographer's Toolkit is like a big cheat-sheet for cartography. Its three chapters: Colors, Typography, and Composition Patterns build from individual map components to cohesive cartographic constructions. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction explaining relevant theory, key definitions, and usage suggestions. The pages that follow each introduction provide an abundance of visual demonstrations that are the basis for the tools in the toolkit. The book contains 30 color palettes of 10 colors each, 50 typefaces showcased in 3 categories, and 28 map composition patterns illustrated with 36 maps by many of today's leading cartographers. Here you will find design tools for the advanced cartographer, and those who wish to become advanced cartographers, for producing the high-level static and interactive maps required in our current innovative environment

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Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Architecture General Circulation	Environmental Planning	GC GA 102.4 .P48 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000020565

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Color -- Typography -- Composition patterns

Cartographer's Toolkit is like a big cheat-sheet for cartography. Its three chapters: Colors, Typography, and Composition Patterns build from individual map components to cohesive cartographic constructions. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction explaining relevant theory, key definitions, and usage suggestions. The pages that follow each introduction provide an abundance of visual demonstrations that are the basis for the tools in the toolkit. The book contains 30 color palettes of 10 colors each, 50 typefaces showcased in 3 categories, and 28 map composition patterns illustrated with 36 maps by many of today's leading cartographers. Here you will find design tools for the advanced cartographer, and those who wish to become advanced cartographers, for producing the high-level static and interactive maps required in our current innovative environment

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