9677 (v.7) Map and Graphics Design 181
| 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/ground relationships. General principles of design, viz layout, balance, aesthetics and rules. |