Lab 6 Blog Post: COLOR!

Even though this is highest JPG quality, there are still visual differences in the quality of the web and the printed version.  The printed version has neat and clean color fill versus the grainy look of the jpg version of this map.  The background fill of the neat line looks slightly different and not as constant in the printed versions (probably due to the quality of the printer).  Most of the colors remain the same, but the lightest color appears slightly darker in print (making it more visually different from white and more pinkish).  The darkest color is also slightly darker in print as well.  Finally, the legend labels are still visible in the printed version unlike this web version that is harder to read.   Perhaps to improve the quality of the web map, I would try out different formatting and perhaps increasing the lightest color and making the most dark color slightly lighter.  

Week 6 Blog Post

A colorful yet simple map detailing the continents of the Earth.
Found on: http://www.thecitrusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/www.owengatley.jpg

This map I find uses a subtle amount of color to fill in the continents, while using brighter and contrasting colors to detail each of the features unique to the regions.

Lab 5: Classification

LAB 5: Classifying Data

 One using equal interval classification

One using a natural break classification

Week 5 Blog Post!

A Choropleth map representing the percentage of senior citizens between 2014 & 2050.  Really interesting to see the dramatic changes in many countries and their aging populations.

A lot of other cool data maps/infographics can be found on the source website: http://www.helpage.org/global-agewatch/population-ageing-data/population-ageing-map/

A cool map from http://www.zeit.de/feature/mauerfall-das-geteilte-land showing the number of Ronny's on Facebook in Germany.  It has an interesting approach to visualize the differences between the former East and West Germany using equally proportionate dots. 

Lab 4!

Lab 4: Mapping Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.

Week 4 Blog Post!

The Campus Map of the University of Tokyo (Todai).  This was an interesting campus map not only for its international origins, but also because it has an overlay directing students/visitors to particular locations as well as local public transportation routes and destinations around and off campus.