Consequences of the modern mapping paradigm - Kenneth Field

1. B iti h C t hi S i tBritish Cartographic Society
Northamptonshire 2013
Consequences of the modernq
mapping paradigm
Kenneth FieldKenneth Field

4. Live fast, die young

8. Tools are easy peasy

13. Backgrounds are no indicator

15. 7.30am 2.30am 2.30pm

17. Culture of criticism

23. Form is over-taking function

26. The production paradox

30. Short-attention-spans

33. A template for cartography

34. 1 Consider the effects of hat o create in and of o r map1. Consider the effects of what you create in and of your map
2. Understand the consequences of your map-making decisions
3. Take your map-making charge seriously for it isn’t trivial
4. Be aware of both the story and how you tell it
5. Leave the mapping landscape a little better than you found it
6 Build consensus through your mapping6. Build consensus through your mapping
7. Lead by example
8. Limit your desire for the one-hit wonder
9. Avoid being too bound by the technology of the moment
10. Protect what you have, edit carefully, invent when necessary

35. B iti h C t hi S i tBritish Cartographic Society
Northamptonshire 2013
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