Week 5: Map Composition

The above map is the lab assignment for week five. It shows the percentage of Hispanic population in southern Florida by county. I decided to change the color of the choropleth map to the same family of colors only different shades to better visually communicate the changes in Hispanic population from county to county. The lighter to darker shades work well with increasing population percentage. I removed some of the scale bar. I found it bigger than the map user would need. After centering the main map showing the percentage of Hispanics, I decided the legend and north arrow should go on the bottom making the map bottom heavy. I then chose the best available space for the United States and Florida maps showing the location of the main map. The problems I faced in this assignment was having so many options to choose from. (colors, layout options, etc.) I'm getting better with Illustrator but i definitely need more practice.