Lab 3 Typography Part 2

We were tasked with making a map of Mexico’s River Systems.  We were asked to use dynamic labeling for this typography lab.  I used an eight point italicized Times New Roman font for the rivers.  I used a lower case bold type face to make it legible and the main feature of the map.  The shade of blue used was slightly darker than the blue used for the river symbology.  This made a striking visual where the labels draw your attention first and then the eye moves to the features.  I chose a different shade of blue for the rivers than the Gulf of Mexico.  This coupled with the raised shadow effect for Mexico draws the viewer’s eyes to the main map window.  I minimized the inset, legend and title in the bottom left but moved the scale bar to the right so it could be used with the land features.  I labeled the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with all capital features to signify being physical features with a blue italicized print.  The blue is slightly darker than the surrounding water features to help it blend in while still being legible.  Created by Ray Eslinger in Nassau County Fl.