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Web Cartography
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Web Cartography

by Ian Muehlenhaus
December 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
262 pages
8h 5m
English
CRC Press
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Color
Introduction
Selecting an effective color scheme is one of the most crucial steps in
designing a powerful and useful map, regardless of whether it is for print or
the Web. This chapter rst reviews the three properties of color, then moves
on to explore the different types of color combinations that are possible for
you to use on your Web maps. I then review a few best practice rules from
print cartography that stand rm. Once that is done, we dive into a refresher
on several color models, including an explanation of hexadecimal versus
decimal RGB (red-green-blue) color classications. The chapter concludes
with an in-depth look at t ...
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ISBN: 9781439876220