Map Colors: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
This map has an excellent use of colors. My argument based on the fact that appropriate colors are used and applicable for the different components of the map.
First is the lettering. The lettering for cities, countries, numbers, and sources are all in black to have a good figure ground contrast. Next is the use of blue for the lettering of water bodies and the water bodies themselves. Additionally, with the exception of two countries, each country is colored a distinct color to clearly identify that it is its own separate entity from the rest. When the same color or near colors were used for Rwanda, and Sudan, they were on opposite sides of the map. The last use of color I wanted to emphasize is the use of color on the north arrow. It is in a rather bright orange in comparison to its background which makes it stand out and become easily identifiable. Overall, this map, though basic, is a great example of good use of color.
This map has an excellent use of colors. My argument based on the fact that appropriate colors are used and applicable for the different components of the map.
First is the lettering. The lettering for cities, countries, numbers, and sources are all in black to have a good figure ground contrast. Next is the use of blue for the lettering of water bodies and the water bodies themselves. Additionally, with the exception of two countries, each country is colored a distinct color to clearly identify that it is its own separate entity from the rest. When the same color or near colors were used for Rwanda, and Sudan, they were on opposite sides of the map. The last use of color I wanted to emphasize is the use of color on the north arrow. It is in a rather bright orange in comparison to its background which makes it stand out and become easily identifiable. Overall, this map, though basic, is a great example of good use of color.
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