Final map!

Super Typhoon Haiyan (weekly blog post #9)

This may not exactly be viewed as being a map. However, this was one of the largest storm ever to occur in recorded history and I wanted to find an image/map where the magnitude of the storm could actually be seen.

Bivariate map (weekly blog post #8)

I guess this would actually be considered a trivariate map, but is there anything wrong with a little overachieving and adding an additional stage? This map combines median household income with high school graduation rates and college graduates. The color ramp and individual county values within this map must have been extremely hard to accomplish. Although there are probably a hundred or so distinct colors within this map, the colors don't seem to clash too terribly with one another. I actually think they blend pretty well, but this could be because the three additive colors were chosen to represent the three fields being measured.

Dot Map, Weekly blog post #7

I spent a considerable amount of time trying to find a decent dot density map and couldn't find anything for quite some time. I found this dot density map which actually isn't a static map, but one that lets you change various features such as race, language, and median income for the country of South Africa. The geographical area of South Africa isn't what first comes to mind when I think of mapping any phenomena, but that's another reason why I chose this map. The dot size is good, the colors are a good choice, and the colors even are transparent to a certain degree.

Color map, (weekly blog post #5)

I'm a big fan of infogrpahics, so when it comes to putting on maps I'm all for it! This map does a really good job of associating overall themes and unique characteristics pertaining to every state. While the map may be a bit busy, however being 'busy' is part of what makes an infographic an infographic. The colors aren't so strong that they repel you away from the map. A color distinction between 'cold' and 'hot' states can also be made as the states that are generally warmer in weather have warm colors and the states that generally have cooler weather have cooler coolers applied to them.

Type, (weekly blog post #3)

The type associated with this map goes along very well with the ancient or old style the map maker is trying to illustrate. Furthermore, I also think that the style of font chosen for this map really has a native american sort of appeal to it.

Lab 10!