As promised, here is a summary of the results I received on my query regarding Cartographic Design Principles:
Books: "Elements of Cartography" (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471555797/202-6902122-7514239) is a great book with explanations of all the "basics" of GIS and Cartography. Designing Better Maps - A Guide for GIS Users by Cynthia Brewer - (It's published by ESRI Press so the examples are geared towards ERSI software users) http://gis.esri.com/esripress/display/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&websiteID =95&moduleID=0 Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS by John Krygier & Denis Wood -- http://makingmaps.owu.edu/ "How to lie with maps" by Mark Monmonier (apparently entertaining) Websites: Geography 353 Cartography and Visualization - course notes of John Krygier, the 2004 version was very good, but it's now under revision for the 2005 year and not 100% there yet http://go.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/geog_353/geog_353_sch.html ColourBrewer - Flash tool to select colour ranges that also has some background theory and tips http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/c/a/cab38/ColorBrewerBeta.html Settting up map colour reference schemes: http://geography.uoregon.edu/datagraphics/EOS/Light&Bartlein_EOS2004.pdf http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/cag/publications/2005/eos.pdf http://geography.uoregon.edu/datagraphics/patterns/index.htm One good reference, especially for on-screen presentation of maps is: http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/carto_corner/map_content_carto_symbology.html from http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/carto_corner/map_content_design.html and there's a few more at: http://www.spatialprojects.com.au/splinks.htm > References > Map Symbology Many thanks once again to all who replied! I've got a bit of homework to follow up on. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 17920
