A basic introduction to the “rules” of map design and how to implement them in QGIS
- 0:00 Introduction (The meaning of design)
- 0:52 4 different purposes of maps
- 2:30 Why use a map
- 4:55 Why not to use a map
- 6:40 The context
- 7:35 The media
- 8:10 The audience
- 9:16 The components of a map
- 10:15 Title
- 10:50 Legend
- 11:43 Scale bars and ratios
- 15:30 Additional data frames
- 16:20 Map credits
- 17:40 Temporal information
- 18:10 Visual identity
- 20:10 How people read maps
- 22:00 Design principals and readingorder
- 23:00 KISS
- 24:00 CRAP
- 25:40 COUCH B
- 26:19 Clarity
- 27:40 Clarity in QGIS
- 29:40 Filtering
- 31:17 Simple Masking using SQL
- 34:19 The Mask plugin
- 38:40 Order
- 40:12 Implementing order in QGIS
- 40:55 Creating a layout
- 41:13 Insert a map frame
- 41:51 Insert Text
- 43:00 Placing a graphic element
- 44:35 Scalebar
- 45:44 Scale ratio
- 46:55 Unity
- 48:40 Choosing Fonts
- 49:50 Layout modern/classica
- 50:45 Contrast and colour space
- 53:10 In QGIS shape Burst
- 58:00 Harmony
- 1:00:22 Balance
- 1:01:00 The optical centre
- 1:04:39 Folding A3 to fit in A4 reports.