The artifact map was the first of the three map projects assigned in the Graphic Design I class. The assignment required us to make a physical map from either school to work, home to school, or work to home. I chose to design a map that shows the route I take from home to school everyday. The area between the starting point and destination in this map has so many landmarks and roads that it was a challenge to determine which elements were essential to the functionality of the map. Initially I wanted to show all of the alternate routes, but as the project progressed I decided to only show the details of the fastest route. I feel that I satisfied the requirements for the assignment, but that the color palette and symbols used could have been designed more effectively.