Comments on: Presentation http://artcarto.wordpress.com Working Group of the International Cartographic Association Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Eamonn McCrory http://artcarto.wordpress.com/about/#comment-31 Eamonn McCrory Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:58:49 +0000 #comment-31 Thanks for the comments so far Eamonn Thanks for the comments so far

Eamonn

]]> By: Giedre http://artcarto.wordpress.com/about/#comment-25 Giedre Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:00:49 +0000 #comment-25 Both yes and no. Visual artists usually have little or no understanding about how the system of signs have to be developed for proper cartographic communication. From my experience 'technical' people achieve even better results due to relationship between database and sign system logics. Ideally, such a technical person ought to have visual design skills or consult an artist but not to the point of violating rules of semiotics for just a 'better view'. Once I was very seriously offered by a graphic designer to rotate an integrated map of Europe 90 degrees clockwise to achieve a better composition balance :) you do not mean such innovations, do you? Both yes and no. Visual artists usually have little or no understanding about how the system of signs have to be developed for proper cartographic communication. From my experience ‘technical’ people achieve even better results due to relationship between database and sign system logics. Ideally, such a technical person ought to have visual design skills or consult an artist but not to the point of violating rules of semiotics for just a ‘better view’. Once I was very seriously offered by a graphic designer to rotate an integrated map of Europe 90 degrees clockwise to achieve a better composition balance :) you do not mean such innovations, do you?

]]> By: rwild http://artcarto.wordpress.com/about/#comment-24 rwild Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:46:23 +0000 #comment-24 On the contrary, I believe that the rigidity of database-driven GIS platforms ensures that future cartographic developments will more likely come from visual artists originally. Later their visualization innovations may be emulated in the GIS environments. Ron Wild, cARTographer On the contrary, I believe that the rigidity of database-driven GIS platforms ensures that future cartographic developments will more likely come from visual artists originally. Later their visualization innovations may be emulated in the GIS environments.
Ron Wild, cARTographer

]]> By: Eamonn McCrory http://artcarto.wordpress.com/about/#comment-21 Eamonn McCrory Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:06:27 +0000 #comment-21 Hello I am working on a dissertation that considers if in an age of increased access to spatial data does the technological complexity of modern GIS now exclude artists from contributing to the development of cartography. I would welcome the thoughts of your members. Eamonn Hello
I am working on a dissertation that considers if in an age of increased access to spatial data does the technological complexity of modern GIS now exclude artists from contributing to the development of cartography. I would welcome the thoughts of your members.

Eamonn

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