Mapping Project: Artifact Map

This map was meant to be a personal geography map representing a route or area you frequently visit or go to. In the beginning of this project, we each had to pitch 3 ideas and the class voted on the ideas which we thought would be most promising. The class ended up favoring my idea of mapping dog walking paths around my neighborhood. In my map, I decided to include the temperature, dependent on the shade in the area as well as, various disruptions found in the neighborhood. The way I visualized temperature was by using paw prints on the streets with color ranging from blue to red to symbolize cold to hot. To depict the disruptions in the neighborhood I created icons of traffic cones to show road work being done around the area, as well as, dogs barking, people yelling, garage workshops, high traffic areas and loud music. I also included an illustration of my dog to highlight the title and purpose of the piece.

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