[OKGIS] Book(s) on beautifying maps

[Landgraf, Chad]

Aaron:
 
You might check-out the ESRI Mapping Center website (if you haven't
already): http://mappingcenter.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=home.welcome
  
 
-Chad
 
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Chad E. Landgraf
Geographic Information Systems Analyst
Center for Rural Health 
Oklahoma State University - Center for Health Sciences
1111 West 17th Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107-1898
918.584.4376 (voice)
918.584.4391 (fax)
205.454.3074 (mobile)
http://ruralhealth.okstate.edu/
 
 
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From: okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu [mailto:okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu]
On Behalf Of Aaron Champion
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 14:27
To: Oklahoma GIS Community
Subject: [OKGIS] Book(s) on beautifying maps
 
All:
 
I had a question about improving the aesthetic quality of maps.  I've
read Tufte's "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information" several
times, but I'm more curious now about books specifically dealing with
techniques on beautifying maps created in ArcGIS.  Typically my work
flow is to build the map in ArcGIS, turn on a layer at a time and
export it as a transparent tiff or png, and do the final touchups in
Photoshop.  There are several reasons as to why I dislike this method.
 
Is anyone aware of any books on this topic, or has ESRI and the GIS
community still not clued in to the importance of visually-pleasing
(and accurate) maps?
 
Regards,
 
Aaron Champion
Association of Central Oklahoma Governments
Transportation Planning and Data Services
21 East Main Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-2405
P: (405) 234-2264   F: (405) 234-2200
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