Lab 3: Harper's Ferry Redux

The Shape and Form of Letters

This week we are tasked with finding a intriguing typography example.

Wow. Cartography is not a dying art.
From http://store.axismaps.com/ Here's their story- http://axismaps.com/company.php

Graticule Grati2d

Thank you, Karl Mollweide. Without you, I would have never met the Illustrator Transform pain pane. Its elegance, like your projection, is understated.

Projection Foolishness

As the mnemonic goes: Projections make Cartographers SADD.
But, I found two happy little distortions:

Is the Polyconic Projection joyous because it listens to the Polyphonic Spree?

 The Hammer Retroazimuthal Projection

Hammertime! This projection is interactive... elsewhere.
Follow this link-  http://www.jasondavies.com/maps/hammer-retroazimuthal/

Both examples from GIS Lounge April 1st, 2013.

Oids! Lab One

My first work with Illustrator ever. Menus for days...  Be kind.

The Greatest Paper Map of the US Ever

... or something like that according to this Slate article. David Imus spent 6,000 hours designing this award-winning map. It is utterly amazing, but not flawless. Hoping this is harder than our future homework assignments. 

Welcome

Thanks for visiting Melanie's Maps. 

This blog is primarily a collection of my classwork for GGS310 at George Mason University. 

You will also find some Geography News, Tech Tips, and Geocentric Links. And some cheeky comments from my classmates and professor. 

Stay tuned for my post of Assignment 1: The Static Map That Changed My Life.

Cheers,

Melanie