Typography

 

    For this week's lab, I created a map of Florida that highlighted some of the state's popular areas. I learned how to use the labels tab to label these areas, and how to make those labels stand out. The most important thing I learned from this lab was how to remove unwanted layers. The major cities layer had too many labels and too many cities listed. I found that all of the cities I needed for my map were classified as county seats, and the other classification was populated places. I used the symbology feature to remove those labels and extra cities to clean up my map. I used a light green color for the Florida counties so that the other map features look bolder and easier to read. I made Tallahassee pink instead of red like the other cities to highlight that it's the state capital. Overall, I enjoyed this lab and it was a good introduction to cartography.