Although the priority when making a map is conveying the necessary information, improving the aesthetics of the map can significantly improve its quality.

Here is detailed the importance of aesthetics and design in cartography, as it is both an art and science. In this context may be regarded as including all types of maps, plans, charts, and sections, three-dimensional models and globes representing the Earth or any celestial body at any scale” (Meyen 1973, 1) The definition of cartography from the International Cartographic Association is “The art, science, and technology of making maps, together with their study as scientific documents and works of art. This introduction will attempt to answer those questions. The purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate how to edit the appearance of a map made in QGIS by importing it into Inkscape as a scalable vector graphic (SVG).Īfter reading the purpose you might be asking yourself “Why bother? Are the default settings in QGIS not good enough?”.

5.6 Improving the Legend and Finishing the Layout.5.3 Transitioning from QGIS to Inkscape.

Inkscape svg font crossed out red