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?