9677 (v.7) Map and Graphics Design 181

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Area:	Department of Spatial Sciences
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Graphics as a communication medium. Theories of graphics communication. Principles of colour and colour description systems. Colour conventions in cartography. Cognitive mapping. Space perception. Space representation in graphics. Gestalt theories. Figure and ground relationships. General principles of design, viz layout, balance, aesthetics and rules.