This presentation looks to challenge the conventions of modern day map making.

I explore what constitutes as “modern” and how this is reflected in current methods of map production. I use the definition of cartography as the art and science of map production and look at what happens when we lean too far towards either extreme.

I use examples to demonstrate the short coming of too art heavy and too science heavy in order to arrive at the conclusion that cartography and map production should strive to balance the art and the science for a better quality product.