More recently she's moved on to other cartographic design dilemmas, from picking fonts to deciding what features should change or disappear as the scale of a map changes ... to be a good way ...

The Google Maps’ view ... takes with its cartography. The designers’s choice this year was Google Maps, but the prime minister, who officially bestows the award, declined to give it to Google. (The ...

You probably think you know what a map is. And chances are, you’re not totally wrong. Yes, maps are visual representations of how to get from A to B, but if you ask John Hessler, they’re more ...

Map making is often approached with little understanding of effective cartographic techniques, which can lead to a map not meeting its intended purpose, or worse, completely misleading its reader. In ...

The Good Design Grand Award, arguably Japan’s most prestigious award for design, just went out to architect Hajime Narukawa’s completely groundbreaking design for a map of the world.

In the age of Google maps and GPS, old-school cartography is becoming something ... different names are written in such a small space, a good typeface can make all the difference.

Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provides a cartographic perspective on current events, geopolitics, and history from the Caucasus to the Carolinas. Subscribers ...

Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provides a cartographic perspective on current events, geopolitics, and history from the Caucasus to the Carolinas. Subscribers ...

Attention to detail and good research skills are essential ... but Ed Mainwaring's job in a cartographic design team involves creating maps in varied styles. He'll be designing spectator maps ...