This was an equalarea, heartshaped world map projection generally called a. Brewer is an american professor of geography at the pennsylvania state university, pennsylvania, and author. By bringing research on visual perception to bear on design, brewer says, cartographers can make maps that are more effective and more intuitive to understand. Designing better maps is a wellillustrated book with concisely but excellently. Brewer is a professor in the department of geography at the pennsylvania state university. Perhaps most widely known for her online tool for selecting map color schemes, colorbrewer, brewer is. They have also lived in tollesboro, ky and sacramento, ca plus 3 other locations.
Many ideas were suggested, and some of them are reflected on the page, but till a commenter mentioned it, i didnt realize that cartographers have studied this problem in great depth. I am not finished reading it yet, but no complaints. Brewer has authored four books, including the popular designing better maps with a 2nd edition published in 2016. Cindy brewer where he studied the perception of visual contrast of cartographic features in relation to visual hierarchy across map displays. Department of geography, 302 walker building the pennsylvania state university university park, pa 168025011. Brewer is an american professor of geography at the pennsylvania state university. Short bio cindy brewer, professor of geography, has been a member of the pennsylvania state university faculty since 1994.
Esri press publishes books on gis, cartography, and the application of spatial. She has been the head of the department of geography at penn state for six years. They are explained for novice mapmakers and gis users in her book designing better maps 2016. Espns kirk goldsberry is a cartographer mapping the nba. Cindy brewer roth cartographic perspectives, number 66, fall 2010 the initial idea is to run this format as an annual, having the nacis student. Though its now closed to new posts, youll find lots of practical advice still available on naciss cartotalk forum. Brewer guides readers through the basics of good cartography, including layout design, scales, projections, color selection, font choices, and symbol placement. My proudest past works include being the principal cartographer on the us park service project to nominate 10 us sites by frank lloyd wright to the unesco world heritage list and serving as a contributing cartographer for the publication of cindy brewers designing better maps, 2nd edition book.
How to tell science stories with maps the open notebook. If youve ever read a tufte book youve seen lots of examples. Color schemes one of the side discussions around the purple map was. Kirk goldsberrys new book, sprawlball, is about the evolution of basketball and the analytics driving it, but it opens with this line. Johannes werner refined and promoted the werner projection. Cindy brewer has devoted much of her career to helping other people make better maps. Nothing makes professional cartographers roll their eyes in dismay like a rainbow color scheme, the kind you often see on weather maps. Find cindy brewer s phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. The cartographer whos transforming map design wired. Swiss topo style, and risk in cartography cartographers. In designing better maps, renowned cartographer cynthia a.
Anthony robinson pittsburghcindy brewer seemed to attract a small crowd everywhere she went at a recent cartography conference here. Greg miller greg miller the cartographer whos transforming map design cindy brewer has devoted much of her career to helping other people make better maps. Cindy is related to cheryl a brewer and kerry r price as well as 6 additional people. Brewer cartographer, professor, head of department of geography, penn state. Maps are always simplifications of reality, and cartographers wrestle with that problem.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Cynthia brewer gi forum keynote on friday, july 10, 2020. This paper critiques the use of the artscience dualism as a means of understanding cartography, particularly by those. The cartographer whos transforming map design cindy brewer seemed to attract a small crowd everywhere she went at a recent cartography conference in pittsburgh. A graphic from sprawlball by espn writer kirk goldsberry illustrates how most shots in the nba come from the 3point line or near the basket. If she sat, students and colleagues milled around, waiting for a chance to talk to her. She has worked as a map and atlas design consultant for the u. And she created this example to show a bad layout first, and ill show you a good one in a second. Portuguese cartographer diego ribero was the author of the first known planisphere with a graduated equator 1527.
Maceachren department of geography 302 walker, the pennsylvania state university university park, pa 16802, usa introduction the title of this book, visualization in modern cartography, demands some explanation. Indesigning better maps, renowned cartographer cynthia a. The second best result is cindy l brewer age 50s in lebanon, pa. Brewer has improved virtually everyones maps, based on the tools she has developed and the books she has written. It needs to have a place in the library of all new cartographers and is also. View cindy brewer s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Some of the best figure design ideas come from cartographers. Esri mapping center teaching cartographic principles and practices. This chapter broadly focuses on gis output and more narrowly on maps and their design. Miller cartographic medal acknowledges outstanding contributions in the field of cartography or geodesy.
It focuses on realworld solutions rather than cartographic theory, and is full of ideas that will inspire new approaches and creative solutions for cartographers. This book is so informative, colorful, and brilliantly written. Penn state geography professor cindy brewer s colorbrewer tool for selecting color schemes for figures has been conveniently packaged into an r library called rcolorbrewer. Cindy brewer, professor of geography, has been a member of the penn state faculty since 1994. Cindy brewer we once took 12 students around the world because we love maps so much. Cartographic perspectives, number 66, fall 2010 interview with a celebrity cartographer. Her research and teaching focus is cartographic design. Brewer guides readers through the basics of good cartography, including layout design, scales. Use meaningful color schemes in your figures getting. Making maps is an weird cartography book what were some of the ideas behind its creation.
A guide for gis users, second edition, is a comprehensive guide to creating maps that communicate effectively. She has been a member of the penn state faculty since 1994 and focuses her research and design on cartographic design. The cartographer whos transforming map design by greg miller 10. Italian cartographer battista agnese produced at least 71 manuscript atlases of sea charts. Many of the same lessons apply equally well to other types of data visuali. Lessons learned in cartographic data modeling aileen buckley charlie frye. Join facebook to connect with cindy brewer and others you may know. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Designing better maps is a wellillustrated book with concisely but excellently written explanations on all the basic mapping considerations. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover cindy s. Brewer cartographer, professor, head of department of.
Every cartographer should have this book in their library. Robinsons penn state colleague cindy brewer has spent much of her. Maps enter a new dimension the sydney morning herald. Other cartographers in this field include gretchen n petersen and cindys mentor judy m olson, professor emerita.
Cindy brewer is a an author, famed cartographer, and american professor of geography at pennsylvania state university. Daniel huffman is a cartographer and highlights interesting views on techniques, maps and news. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. We cartographers should pay attention to those things if we want our maps to be received in a credible light. Collection of kylie minogue nude photos from her book kylie which was released in 1999. Regardless of changing official definitions, many cartographers continue to think of cartography in terms of art and science.
Cindy brewer phone, address, background info whitepages. Cartographer, professor, head of department of geography, penn state, usa. He previously completed his master of science in geography at penn state in 2017, under the guidance of dr. If accurate and clear communication is your goal, as it should be, you need to consider topics already discussed like projections and scale chapters 2 and 3 as well as subjects described in this chapter including symbolization, classification, generalization, and color. Kind of like cindy brewer noting in her book that studies show that everyone likes blue and not a lot of people like yellow. It is not a boring book, as subjects are explained there are plenty of beautiful pictures, images, and more to look at.
It needs to have a place in the library of all new cartographers and is also worth a look by experienced cartographers who seek a refresher and a few new tips. Check out her other book on mapping the census 2000 for beautiful and informative map examples. When a team of cartographers from the university of oregon transformed the atlas of oregon from a conventional book into a cdrom, they took digital cartography where no. I love the books clean, accessible, nononsense approach. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to design better maps. Brewer is map and atlas design consultant for the u. Select this result to view cindy l brewer s phone number, address, and more. Census bureau, national cancer institute, national center for health statistics, and national park service.
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