RE: [mapserver-users] pretty maps

2009-07-28 Thread Fawcett, David
For thematic maps, Color Brewer is a lot of help.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/ColorBrewer_intro.html



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[mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andy
Colson
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:39 PM
To: mapser all users
Subject: [mapserver-users] pretty maps


Hi All,

I am a programmer, and not an artist or a mapper.  (I cant even draw 
good stick figures.)

So my question is, how do ya'll make pretty maps?  Is there a tool you 
use?  Are there standards/common colors/symbols that should be used? (I 
assume watter should be blue... and red-green dotted lines to show alien

landing sites :-) )

Also, are there people/company's around that we could hire to make my 
maps look pretty?  (I'm think of sending them my mapfile and shapefies, 
and they'd send me a mapfile back, and it wouldn't be too expensive)

I don't have permission to spend money on this yet, but I can see it 
coming down the road.  I'd like to know what my options are.

Thanks,

-Andy
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RE: [mapserver-users] pretty maps

2009-07-28 Thread Bob Basques
I use this color tool as well: 

http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwizard.asp#wizard ( 
http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwizard.asp#wizard ) 

bobb 



 Fawcett, David david.fawc...@state.mn.us wrote:

For thematic maps, Color Brewer is a lot of help.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/ColorBrewer_intro.html



-Original Message-
From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andy
Colson
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:39 PM
To: mapser all users
Subject: [mapserver-users] pretty maps


Hi All,

I am a programmer, and not an artist or a mapper.  (I cant even draw
good stick figures.)

So my question is, how do ya'll make pretty maps?  Is there a tool you
use?  Are there standards/common colors/symbols that should be used? (I
assume watter should be blue... and red-green dotted lines to show alien

landing sites :-) )

Also, are there people/company's around that we could hire to make my
maps look pretty?  (I'm think of sending them my mapfile and shapefies,
and they'd send me a mapfile back, and it wouldn't be too expensive)

I don't have permission to spend money on this yet, but I can see it
coming down the road.  I'd like to know what my options are.

Thanks,

-Andy
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