Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Weekly Blog Map #7: Dot Density




This dot density map illustrates which parts of the country that famous British musicians are from.


link to article: http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/gorgeous-music-map-of-the-uk

link to image: http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/3/14/14/enhanced-buzz-wide-1496-1363285776-8.jpg

Weekly Blog Post #6: Isoline Map





link to image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQpzxx7CYAAmGZx.jpg:large

link to article: http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/618-milk-the-drink-of-conquerors


Lab #8: Isoline Map of Smerg Levels in Virginia


Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Lab #6: Color Choropleth Map


There were a few differences between my printed map and my online map. The background of my online map is a more mustard color, whereas on the printed map it turned out a bright yellow color. The color scheme, on both the printed and online maps, turned out about the same and the distribution changes are visible on both. But, the colors on the online map appear much sharper than my printed map. For this map, I prefer the online map over the printed map. This is because the online map has more depth in color than the printed map. The rust color scheme I chose was used to represent the pressure of unemployment on areas with higher percentages, and the lack of pressure on areas with lower percentages. This color scheme turned out much better than the grayscale color scheme, I believe, because it is easier to differentiate the steps in distribution. However, if I were to change this map I might have tried to change the color of the neat-line around the map, title, legend, Alaska, and Hawaii to white instead of black. But I like how this turned out!

Weekly Blog Post #5: Map with Color


Diversity of Languages Used on Twitter
Europe


Link: http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/539-vive-le-tweet-a-map-of-twitters-languages

Image Link: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6323180339_095a18e2a1_b.jpg

Lab #5: Choropleth Maps in Grayscale

Equal Interval Distribution



Natural Break Distribution


Weekly Blog Post #4: Geopopularity of Heavy Metal Bands


http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/560-a-world-map-of-heavy-metal-density

image: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/7058834159_e038695f59_b.jpg

Weekly Blog Post #3: Typography


Link: http://myimaginarybrooklyn.tumblr.com/post/30399929084/1939-map-of-physics-being-a-map-of-physics

Image Link: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9hc6iAhrQ1rnav7ro1_500.jpg

Lab #4: Map of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia


Lab #3: Harpers Ferry Map Replication


Lab #2: Mollweide Graticule Projection