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Feedback for Olivier Campana

Kia ora Olivier - first off, interesting map! Didn't even know we had oyster farms there. The red really stands out so i think that works well. I think that giving the map a slightly smaller scale would help give some space in the ocean/bays to group the elements together. I also think you could sneak the Waiheke Island title onto the locator map to help draw your attention more towards the bays and farms. I also think somehow moving the scale bar closer to one of the farms could really highlight the scale of the farms themselves. Overall though I think it looks great!

Applying Feedback

Bella shaw gave me this feedback for me to apply to my cartographic design

Draft Map

Kia Ora Matt, I really like this map and what it shows. I can see that you have thought about design hierarchy. One thing that I would consider is to potentially add more contrast to distinguish between land and water. One other thing I could suggest is to add the scale and legend on the map itself in blank space (top right corner)... Overall I think this is an awesome map! :)
- Bella Shaw

Final map

Bella gave some really great feedback around visual hierarchy. It's good to have someone else look at your work to test map clarity. Adjusting the water colour gave the map more spatial clarity, and moving the map elements over gives the whole thing a bit more balance and visual hierarchy.

Lessons Learned

Being able to both give and receive feedback really helped improve my map design. The six principles of good cartographic design are essential to designing a map that conveys important information in a way that is both clear and quick to understand. When creating my own map from scratch, I found it easy to get lost in my own bias - filling my map with meaningless details that, while I could ignore, would cause unnecessary confusion for others.

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