This is one the first maps that I designed in Adobe Illustrator. Looking back on this map, I see the lack of labeled features in Africa as cartographic injustice. While I used population size as the threshold for determining which cities were labeled, I should have changed the parameters for identifying population hubs in North Africa.
The lack of ethnic and cartographic balance aside, I discovered my love of vector layers while designing this basic social studies map. I was already aware of my love of pastels, which social studies maps lend themselves to.
Advanced Cartographic Design Seminar (2015)
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