Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users

Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users

<em>Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users</em>, second edition, is a comprehensive guide to the myriad decisions involved in creating maps that communicate effectively. In <em>Designing Better Maps</em>, renowned cartographer Cynthia A. Brewer guides readers through the basics of good cartography, including layout design, scales, projections, color selection, font choices, and symbol placement. <em>Designing Better Maps</em> also describes the author's ColorBrewer application, an online color selection tool. The second edition includes a new chapter on map publishing.