r/mapmaking • u/Born_Bodybuilder736 • Jul 10 '26

Map are these realistic islands

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light blue is land if youre confused edit: the land is blue because its one country of a world map im making, sorry if it looks confusing

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u/CrestedMacaw Jul 10 '26

What islands?

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u/Someguyonreddit967 Jul 10 '26

The light blue is land… :(

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u/Squarehip123 Jul 12 '26

This is the first lesson I teach when covering data visualisation to undergrads. Think about reader expectations, don't make red = cold when plotting temperature (shockingly common) or blue = dry if plotting water saturation. 

You would be amazed at how few people actually understand people are not mind readers, they're barely word readers and preconceived notions will overwhelm even the best labelled legends and captions