Map Aesthetics
Map Aesthetics is a cartographic design principle that governs the visual appeal and perceptual harmony of a map through the deliberate arrangement of symbology, color, typography, and composition to enhance both usability and user engagement in cartographic communication.
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The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design
G. R. C., Arthur H. Robinson · Geographical Journal · 1953 · 132 citations
SOME Truth with Maps: A Primer on Symbolization and Design
Jeffrey C. Patton · Cartographic Perspectives · 1995 · 92 citations · Full text
Empire Survey Review · 1953 · 83 citations
Aesthetics: A Lost Cause in Cartographic Theory?
Alexander J. Kent · The Cartographic Journal · 2005 · 64 citations
Richard Edes Harrison and the challenge to American cartography
Susan Schulten · Imago Mundi · 1998 · 51 citations
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Environmental Systems Research Institute (United States), United States
2 publications · 55 citations
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Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière, France
2 publications · 66 citations
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, United States
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2 publications
103 citations

Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury, United Kingdom
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2 publications
88 citations
Environmental Systems Research Institute (United States)
Redlands, United States
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4 publications
110 citations
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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7 publications
105 citations
Ruhr University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
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1 publications
30 citations
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
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2 publications
34 citations

Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
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1 publications
24 citations

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
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1 publications
10 citations
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11 publications · 264 citations
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7 publications · 249 citations
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2 publications · 56 citations
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Repository · 1 publications · 36 citations
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JoM · 1 publications · 15 citations
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