On the flip side, Tom Patterson’s maps are undoubtedly better quality (as static images) than anything that can be automatically made using easily available tools today.
People willing to put in manual effort can get amazing results.
The folks trying to make tools should be reading Patterson (and Imhof’s Cartographic Relief Presentation, and so on) and trying to make their tools produce output closer to the best work done by expert craftspeople.
People willing to put in manual effort can get amazing results.
The folks trying to make tools should be reading Patterson (and Imhof’s Cartographic Relief Presentation, and so on) and trying to make their tools produce output closer to the best work done by expert craftspeople.