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Nathaniel V. KELSO
October 08, 2014
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20 Unrequested Map Tips
John Nelson | IDV Solutions
uxblog.idvsolutions.com
@JohnNelsonIDV
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Nathaniel V. KELSO
October 08, 2014
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John Nelson | IDV Solutions uxblog.idvsolutions.com @JohnNelsonIDV
[email protected]
Unrequested Map
Tips 2 0
None
Makers need to make. Give them the chance or they'll
move on. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Columbia Pictures. 1
Stay away from the defaults! 2
Show that same mapped data in companion charts. More visual
dimensions for discovery. 3
Can your legend double as a supporting chart? 4
“Give the reader 2+2 and let them figure out 4. They’ll thank you for it.”
Can you get away with encoding color right in your
map's title and avoid weird math equations? Go for it. 5
Charts and legends should be integrated, not quarantined. 6
Aggregate reluctantly. 7
Does your phenomenon care about political boundaries? Maybe not. 8
9 To animate or to small-multiple… Just make both
(you already did).
Thinking choropleth for count data? Maybe try dot density. It
self-normalizes for area, is emotionally resonant, and looks cool. • It self-normalizes for area, • is emotionally resonant, • and catches the eye. 10
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• Brandon Martin-Anderson • Andy Woodruff • Bill Rankin •
Kirk Goldsberry 10
Be intentional about aesthetics. Good design buys a second, closer,
look. 11
Be intentional about aesthetics. Good design buys a second, closer,
look. 11
Be intentional about aesthetics. Good design buys a second, closer,
look. 11
Be intentional about aesthetics. Good design buys a second, closer,
look. 11
Put abstract units into meaningful context, or tangible comparisons. Nobody
really understands what a Megawatt is. 12
Sometimes maps are a terrible way to present a geographic
phenomenon. Don’t carto so quickly. 13
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Using Mercator if you don’t have to, or Equirectangular for...anything?
Use something else, anything else! 14
Do you need that basemap? Can it be simplified? Sometimes
enough data can provide its own geographic context. 15
15 Do you need that basemap? Can it be
simplified? Sometimes enough data can provide its own geographic context.
Stuck with stoplight colors? Pick similar hues that are still
cool for the color-deficient (I blow this all the time). 16
16 Stuck with stoplight colors? Pick similar hues that
are still cool for the color-deficient (I blow this all the time).
Silke Baron, Wikipedia 17
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Practical Fore/ground prioritization (data maps) Emotional Brain hack! (scale and
af·fect –I love this crap!) Try de-saturating that satellite background. Like, a lot. 18
Try de-saturating that satellite background. Like, a lot. Try de-saturating
that satellite background. Like, a lot. 18
Try de-saturating that satellite background. Like, a lot. 18
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Did you make it? Put your name on it! Were
you influenced by others? Hat tips all around! 19
Share it! 20
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