Map Design and Typography Lab 1

For the first map I used the 5 design principles to create it. To stat I used different colors to create contract between the area of interest and the background. This contrasting color also helps with the figure ground design principle since the are that is being show is clearly distinguishable. Then I used the balance to space out the required feature like the north arrow, legend etc to fill in the empty space. Then I use font size and weight to create a hierarchy organization and maintain a legible map for the readers. For the second made we explore labels and use individualized text for each of the types of labeling that was to be used.  For example I used font, style, size, and color to organize the categories of the labels into groups like water features with more elegant text that was a dark blue and italicized while natural features were labeled with solid text. I also create general labels to be more bold and large to help with area determination and gave parks more official fonts to increase legibility and help show their importance.