GEOG 361, C. Brewer

Type in Map Design

Read Chapter 11 on Type (pp 202-210) in Slocum et al. text

Lecture components:
1. Letter forms
3. Type styles and font families
4. Type size
5. Type effects

6. Point label placement
7. Line label placement
8. Area label placement
9. Dense label placement

10. Label position indicates location
11. Feature category with type
12. Feature hierarchy with type

13. Goals summary for type lectures