Cartography: Module 2

 Typography:

The mega-importance of labelling! 

The focus of this module was on aesthetic controls over written information on a map display. We learned various techniques to make information more visually pleasing in ArcGIS, such as annotated labels, and also noted the acceptable time/place for font iterations like italics (water bodies or source info). I learned a lot in this module, and my maps are already looking a LOT better. 

We did a map of Florida and labelled county seats, populated places, rivers, and swamps. Note the river labels that curve around water bodies and the customizations in polygon color, fonts and a clean, white base map. 



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