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A Happy Map
Making maps is fun. As a cartographer, I’m biased to feel this way. Still, when I tell people that map-making...
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Drawing Color Hillshade: A tutorial (with time lapse videos)
Last year I shared my technique for drawing hillshade with graphite (pencil). Since then, I have explored a few different...
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Hello visitors
It is January 2024! I am a cartographer working at a large geospatial software company, so time for a personal...