Monday, December 9, 2013

Map Critique 3


Figure-Ground
The important elements of the map stand out clearly.  The light grey background allows for the map to stand out well. 
Legibility
Some of the labels are very hard to read.  The country labels are in a brown tone that does not work with all of the other tones.  The legend and Title are easy to read and look good.
Clarity
Most of the elements on the map are distinguishable and the boundaries are easy to identify.  There are some unexplained dotted lines running throughout the map that are slightly confusing. 
Balance
The map appears balanced and is fairly easy  to look at.  There are no large blank spaces and they did a nice job including some map design elements.  I do not see any major problems with the balance of the map.
Visual Hierarchy
The regions that appear red and green stand out very well and it seems like that was intended.  The cream and light brown regions are not the focus of the map and they did a nice job emphasizing them less.  The tones and arrangements of the map make it fairly easy to interpret.

Source: farmland.org

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