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Chapter OutlinePart III: Designing Thematic MapsChapter 12: The Map Design Process and the Elements of Map Composition
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THE DESIGN PROCESS
Design Evaluation
Creativity and Visualization
Graphic Ideation
Experimentation
Map Aesthetics
THE MAP’S DESIGN ELEMENTS
DESIGN LEVELS ON THE MAP
ELEMENTS OF MAP COMPOSITION
Purpose of Map Composition
Planar Organization of the Visual Elements
Balance
Focus of Attention
Internal Organization
Contrast and Design
Line Contrast
Texture Contrast
Value Contrast
Variation of Detail
Color Contrast
Vision Acuities
Visual Acuity
Resolution Acuity
THE VISUAL HIERARCHY OF MAP ORGANIZATION: FIGURE-GROUND RELATIONSHIP
Visual Hierarchy Defined
Customary Position of Map Elements in the Hierarchy
ACHIEVING THE VISUAL HIERARCHY
Fundamental Perceptual Organization of the Two-Dimensional Visual Field: Figure and Ground
Perceptual Grouping Principles
Grouping by Similar Shape
Grouping by Similar Size
Grouping by Proximity
Figure Formation and Closure
Strong Edges and Figure Development
The Interposition Phenomenon
Figures and Grounds in the Map Frame
THE SPECIAL CASE OF THE LAND-WATER CONTRAST
Vignetting for Land-Water Differentiation
DESIGNING THE PAGE-SIZE MAP
REFERENCES
GLOSSARY
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