Extra Credit Option #2

This semester in digital cartography has produced some pretty awesome maps. Below is my ranking of the maps that really stood out.

1.                                                        This map was chosen because of its unity of theme (farm land) throughout the entirety of the map. From the background, to the proportional symbol choice, typeface, and even the north arrow used. This map screams farms. 
2.                                                        The radiating background initially draws the eye in, but what really caught my eye about Cory's map was the data and where he decided to distribute his dots. 
3.                                                        Particularly striking about this map is the title's underline and how Nicole created a pattern to incorporate with the legend border. 
4.                                                          A fun map utilizing cartoon heads of the 2012 presidential candidates. 
5.                                                       This map screams Irish, from the "Proud to be Irish" icon to the green background. The maps's elements give it a very fun feel. 
6.                                                                                    This map is pretty neat due to it's projection and the cartographer's use of negative space to really force the data into the forefront. 
7.                                                        I love this dot density map. It has the feel of a surging hurricane. 
8.                                                        A map showing Ptolmey's perspective of the known world at his time (1451-1500)
9.                                                       Jared's color map find was certainly interesting. The cartographer's use of warm colors in the south and cooler colors in the north it kind of striking. 
10.                                                          Bathymeteric maps always prove interesting because maps of the ocean are usually outranked by maps depicting the land.