U12.05
Geographic and non-geographic layout trade-offs
Cards in this group · 5
- U12.05.1A geographically accurate layout lets readers recognize places, but it doesn't make tiny regions easy to compare
- U12.05.2Equal-area grid maps give every region equal visual weight
- U12.05.3Abstract spatial layouts require readers to relearn place correspondence
- U12.05.4A map is unnecessary when geographic adjacency is irrelevant to the analysis
- U12.05.5A map that borrows an outline just to signal place-relatedness isn't actually doing analytical work