This workshop will introduce the basic tools and techniques required to make custom interactive maps for the web in HTML and Javascript. We will focus on Polymaps, a Javascript mapping library developed by Stamen and SimpleGeo. Together, we will move from making simple interactive maps towards designing custom cartography and visualizing geographic data.
with Sha Hwang
Data Visualization / Digital Cartography
Day One:
Introduction
Slippy Maps
Introduction to Javascript / Polymaps
Building Interactive Maps
Adding Data to Maps
Day Two:
Digital Cartography
Designing Map Tiles
Adding Interactivity
Fancy Things
Conclusion
Sha Hwang
Sha studied architecture before working at Stamen Design on projects for clients like MTV, CNN, Flickr, and Adobe. After Stamen, Sha cofounded Movity, which explored visualization and mapping for apartment hunting and was acquired by real estate startup Trulia. Sha is endlessly fascinated by maps, data, design, and urbanism.
