Azuro, The Screen Friendly Typeface
The first font ever developed specifically for your screen says FontShop AG, which has published the four-weight font family after months of intensive testing on all operating systems—even iOS—which is apparently a first for a typeface. The experts at The Font Feed talk of the difference between Azuro and the other fonts you normally see in your daily travels: “What differentiates this font family from other high-quality screen typefaces like Arial, Verdana or Lucida Grande is...
Read MoreFree GIS Portfolio Workshop
GoGeomatics is putting on another Workshop, but this time it’s FREE! If you are wondering how to present your GIS projects in a portfolio, this could be a great resource. For now it looks like it’s just in Ottawa, but there is some talk about a Toronto workshop in the near future. The Ottawa workshop is coming up soon (April 23rd!) at the Ottawa Public Library (120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, K1P 5M2 http://biblioottawalibrary.ca) RSVP to the event by shooting off an email to...
Read More(Canadian) 2008 Election Mapping
Based on the 2008 Election, there have been some handy little ‘interactive’ maps produced by various media sources. Going over these now could provide some context for what’s going on in the current election campaign. Have a look! Here are a series of intensity maps that show the popular vote in each federal constituency in British Columbia for the four major parties running...
Read MoreMap as Art : Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography
Well, I may be a bit late on the bandwagon here, but I just picked this book up this morning at Chapters. It’s a feast of amazing art and great writing. I am both inspired and humbled by the talent that is covered in this gem of a book! Map As Art is a surprisingly gorgeous book. There is just enough text mixed in to keep lazy readers like me interested : a simple introduction to the volume, an essay for each chapter and a quick description of the art included in the book. The rest is...
Read MoreLet’s Talk Cartography!
Some exciting news folks, I have teamed up with GoGeomatics to get a Cartography forum rolling! We will be focusing mainly on jobs & employment in the Carto industry, and will be stirring up some interesting discussions on the art of map making! Come join the discussion, the more the merrier! Please also check out the other forum topics at GoGeomatics for discussions on Geomatics Careers, Schools for Geomatics and the industry of Geomatics and where it’s headed. See ya...
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