Designing maps

Designing maps#

Elements of a good map design#

This section is under construction

Contents:

  • Basic elements of a map

    • Legend

    • Scalebar

    • North arrow

  • Principles of a good map design

    • Tufte’s design principles

    • Tell a story with data

    • Good use of symbols and colors

    • Simple style and easy to understand

Working with colors#

This section is under construction

Contents:

  • Considerations when working with colors

    • When to use sequential color scheme?

    • When to use continuous color scheme?

  • Colormaps for static and interactive maps

    • Where to find colormaps?

    • How to adjust existing colormaps?

    • How to create custom color palette?

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