GEO3411 Maps and Mapmaking Lab Assignments

ArcGIS Pro Tools: Symbology (Graduated Colors, Proportional Symbols, Data Exclusion)

Adobe Illustrator Tools: Layer Management, Selection, Resize, Text

Objective: to visualize population density across U.S. states while highlighting selected cities with bars that represent their population size.

Tasks: I prepared and symbolized the data in ArcGIS Pro and constructed the map layout and design in Adobe Illustrator.

Adobe Illustrator Tools: Layers Panel, Resize, Pen, Brushes, Symbol, Text, Align, Gradient, Scale

Objective: To create a map that effectively communicates the road network and campus locations. This is done by using custom brushes and symbols created in Adobe Illustrator to represent different types of roads and other key map elements. 

Adobe Illustrator Tools: Layers Panel, Clipping Mask, Pathfinder, Text, Group/Ungroup

Objective: To create a detailed map of the ecological regions within the Texas Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) by using Illustrator's  layering and masking features.

Adobe Illustrator Tools: Selection, Character, Transform, Shear, Create Outlines, Ungroup, Pathfinder (Divide), Fill and Stroke

Objective: to create a visually engaging graphic by using various transformation techniques, such as scaling, rotating, and shearing text and objects.