{"id":3117,"date":"2022-10-10T01:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T08:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2022-10-09T22:09:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T05:09:29","slug":"lesson-maps-and-cartography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/lesson-maps-and-cartography\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson: Maps and Cartography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"subhead\">Slicing the Pie<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One common mistake I&#8217;m seeing with a few assignments is including the &#8220;total&#8221; row or field when it&#8217;s not necessary. This is especially noticeable with pie charts, since the &#8220;total&#8221; slice will always be half the pie if it&#8217;s incorrectly included. <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2154\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice.png 2154w, https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice-1536x511.png 1536w, https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pie-chart-total-slice-2048x681.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2154px) 100vw, 2154px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>But sometimes doing this intentionally can help you make a half-circle pie chart variation. This video shows a couple ways to get rid of the &#8220;total&#8221; slice <em>and<\/em> shows a demo of making charts in Adobe Illustrator.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Removing the &quot;total&quot; slice from a pie chart in Illustrator\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kon4UkgqVXg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Warm-Up Activity<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to start with a quick drawing activity. Do this before you go through the rest of the lecture materials. No cheating!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Get a blank piece of paper and something to write with.<\/li>\n<li>Set a timer for 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Draw a map of Washington state before the time runs out. Go! Don&#8217;t worry about getting every detail perfect \u2014 just do what you can.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How did that go? Set that paper aside for now, but you&#8217;ll use it later for the lecture discussion.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Lecture: Maps &amp; Cartography<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week we&#8217;re focusing on a type of visualization you probably have lots of experience with: maps. We all use maps in our everyday lives, but making maps requires thinking about them differently. There is also a key difference between the <strong>reference maps<\/strong> we use to get around, and <strong>thematic maps<\/strong> that display data geographically.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with the slides here: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1_qBqqno4nhBCUD0OLH-TNibIn0M5YeccIG1e0IVIDR4\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All About Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M8Uf8ZCmfAc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Video not showing up? <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/M8Uf8ZCmfAc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch on YouTube here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Readings<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/industries\/k-12\/education\/~\/media\/Files\/Pdfs\/industries\/k-12\/pdfs\/intrcart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Map Design<\/a> (Esri)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2014\/10\/cindy-brewer-map-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cartographer Who&#8217;s Transforming Map Design<\/a> (Wired) <a href=\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/WIRED_CindyBrewer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF version if the article won&#8217;t load<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do you still have that map of Washington that you drew earlier? Now we&#8217;ll share them with some context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Draw Washington:<\/strong> You should have already done most of this earlier when you drew a map of Washington state in 2 minutes. Upload an image of your drawing to the discussion forum (insert the image into your comment, not as an attachment) and write about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How did you approach the map? Where did you start?<\/li>\n<li>What turned out well? What turned out poorly?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have any particular advantages or disadvantages for doing this? (For example, I would have been terrible at this back when I was a WSU student because I didn&#8217;t grow up in Washington.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Assignment 14: Mapping Point Data<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this assignment, we&#8217;ll use Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board data to map all the liquor licenses in a particular county.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we&#8217;re focusing on a type of visualization you probably have lots of experience with: maps. 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