"The situation is a familiar as it is mundane: planning to visit friends in an unfamiliar part of the city, you draw yourself arudimentary map with detailed directions. In 2008, artist and graphic designer Kris Harzinski founded the Hand Drawn Map Association in order to collect…
"The situation is a familiar as it is mundane: planning to visit friends in an unfamiliar part of the city, you draw yourself arudimentary map with detailed directions. In 2008, artist and graphic designer Kris Harzinski founded the Hand Drawn Map Association in order to collect…
"The situation is a familiar as it is mundane: planning to visit friends in an unfamiliar part of the city, you draw yourself arudimentary map with detailed directions. In 2008, artist and graphic designer Kris Harzinski founded the Hand Drawn Map Association in order to collect…
"The situation is a familiar as it is mundane: planning to visit friends in an unfamiliar part of the city, you draw yourself arudimentary map with detailed directions. In 2008, artist and graphic designer Kris Harzinski founded the Hand Drawn Map Association in order to collect…
Chronicles the difficulties encountered by George Davidson and others as they attempted to create nautical charts to complete the U.S. Coast Survey of the West Coast in the mid-nineteenth century.
IntroductionOn Design ExperienceConstructive CriticismWhat Is a Geoprofessional?Tick-Tock Goes the ClockWhy Good Design MattersAudienceHow to Use This BookSkipping the How-Tos to Get Straight to the Good StuffRelative Map ScalesEndnotesCreative InspirationYou Can Be CreativeDoin…
In the five years since the publication of the first edition of A Guide to Effective Map Design, cartography and software have become further intertwined. However, the initial motivation for publishing the first edition is still valid: many GISers enter the field without so much…
It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts…
This book traces the history of mapmaking while offering insight into the role of cartography in human civilization and sharing anecdotes about the cultural arenas frequented by map enthusiasts. It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a b…
