Week 6 - Typography

GIS 3015

This week we took on the task of Labeling.  More specifically we learned how to use the Typography Floating Palette in Adobe Illustrator.  In this lab we were given a list of locations, around Marathon Florida in the Florida Keys, and tasked with labeling those locations on the Map.   The map above is the result of taking everything we learned this week in Typography and putting it into practice.  Font, font size, color, stroke, and font style all played a role in delivering a useful map to the reader.  With the above map, a reader should be able to find the highlighted Cities, Parks, and City Features around Marathon Florida quite easily.