Module 1: Map Critique
How to make a Clean Map
The first week of Cartography class began with examining differences between good maps and bad maps.
The first map provided is an example of a good map. I chose a map of Pasco County, Florida because this is where I live. I saw it in an airport magazine and have it hanging up at my desk at work. To me, this map it easy to understand what the creator is trying to show to the reader. The map is clean and great to look at and has all essential map elements except a legend, which I don't believe is really necessary given the information that is provided. Other essential map elements such a the north arrow, scale, title and even the inset map are in well placed areas.
North American English Pronunciation
The second map is a complete mess. There is no flow to it, everything just mashed together. Overall this map is quite ugly. The title is "hard" to find, and there's even a second text to the right of it that could be considered part of the title but should possibly be a subtitle to the title itself. The colors of this map are horrible. The creator should have been more thoughtful when choosing colors that are more appealing to the eye vs whatever colors they just wanted to pick. This map is hard to read with all of the clutter on it too. Between the random lines that circle particular certain areas of North America, to the ugly distinctions, this map was all over the place. I'd recommend that this creator do one large map with page numbers to separate the map so that way they can give more detail to the reader without overwhelming them.
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