In this lab our goal was to create a map according to end user needs by establishing a visual hierarchy to emphasize important features of our map and to effectively contrast map features in order to imply importance. We did this by implementing figure-ground, contrast, and balance, in order to create a harmonious organization and presentation of our map elements.
My Map
I used
the TOC in ArcMap to organize my symbols and map elements more effectively. I
placed the school symbology at the top of my layer, to not overlap them with
less important elements. I properly symbolized and sized them in order to stand
out on the map. Next, I placed my roads in rank order: Interstate, US Highway,
State Highway, Major Streets, DC Streets, and Ward 7 Streets. With decreasing
rank, I decreased the width line by half a point to a point. Also, the
non-major roads were given a lighter color line in order to avoid a
conglomerate of bold colors. Additionally, I clipped out the non-major roads
and schools that are not inclusive to the Ward 7 area. This helped to emphasize
the importance of the Ward 7 area by decluttering its surroundings. Next in
place was parks and surface water. Surface water was made a duller blue in
order to not be too contrasting with my overall theme. Last are the neighborhoods, neighborhood
clusters, and DC boundary. I used greens in order to create a distinct
figure-ground. I emphasized importance on my legend, scale bar, inset map, and
map title by making them proportionately larger and putting them in empty map
space. I deemphasized the source data, cartographer’s info, date, and inset map
titles by making them smaller.
Last, I used Adobe Illustrator solely for typography. There, I made my map title, inset map titles, cartographer information, source information, date, and labeling for the Potomac River.
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