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label both dynamic and static bodies of water, polygon and point
islands, and population centers. I positioned the names on larger
islands to demonstrate their relative enormity, and increased the
tracking to decompress the labels. I referred to NOAA nautical charts
to determine directionality of straits, channels, and passes. I chose a
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To construct this map a hypsometric tint was made, To produce this map I performed a definition query to
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through much trial and error, attempting to accurately remove streams beyond an extreme length to remove Oregon City Milwaukie
Clackamas
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represent the landscape which it’s lain over. the bulk of unnamed ephemeral streams and danglers
I attempted to mimic the colors of the orthophoto that had been amalgamated into single features. Then
Wilsonville To Eugene

with the tint. This was combined with a hillshade using the ArcGIS eliminate polygon tool I was able to
which I changed the color scheme for, from progressive smooth the water body features into more cohesive
black-to-white to progressive gray-to-white. shapes. In Adobe Illustrator I scoured the remainder The schematic map was the most challenging map to produce as it was
The hillshade, displayed contemporaneously with of the map, removing any small lines or polygon required to be built entirely in Adobe Illustrator. I decided to use right
orthophotos, contour lines, and hypsometric tints, all remnants. I chose to adhere to the ArcGIS symbology angles and parallel lines because they, to me, are the simplest form to
at various transparencies, produced an aggregate for water bodies, applying my own hues and lightnesses follow. I used larger circles to indicate transit centers and other
image representing the relief of Mt. St. Helens. to provide more distinct boundaries between prominent stops along routes, and ovals to communicate that multiple
I chose my layout hues by using the eyedropper tool on overlapping water features. lines pass through it, but it isn’t necessarily a transit hub.
the relief map to ensconce the frame in neutral earth I approximated locations for stops outside of Portland proper, and
tones. expanded the size of the urban core to allow for greater resolution
between the major stops. I used extreme saturations of hues to prevent
any ambiguity of which MAX line is which.