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GEO362
CHAPTER 8
Typography & Name Placement
Map Lettering & Typography
Function of lettering:
Type
Type size
colour
Elements of Typographic Design
Type Style
Type Style
Spacing: Performed to
ensure the lettering
was arrange properly
(beauty of lettering)
Elements of Typographic Design
Type Form
Type Size
Lettering the Map
Text positioning:
Poor
Lettering the Map
Good
Poor
Good Poor
Lettering the Map
Labelling river:
Good Poor
Lettering the Map
- Summit names:
a) Dont place name curved around summit
- Mountain passes
a) Name the highest point in the pass on large scale maps
b) Use linear position on small scale maps
c) When route is known, place text along linear designation
Lettering the Map