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About this paper
Zhiwei Wei, Chenxi Song, Tazhu Wang, Fan Wu, Hua Liao, Su Ding, Nai Yang
Researchers from Hunan Normal University and China University of Geosciences empirically investigated the evolution of thematic map design in academic cartography over three decades (1990-2020), analyzing 23,928 maps from multilingual journals. The study found that academic map design is characterized by an institutional convergence across Chinese and English publications, rather than a divergence, showing synchronized trends towards increased map complexity and chromatic richness.
Key insights
- Academic map design evolution is primarily characterized by institutional convergence rather than cultural divergence, with most design indicators exhibiting synchronized temporal trajectories across Chinese and English publications.
- Shared publishing infrastructures, digital production technologies, and institutional norms have a greater influence on contemporary academic cartography than specific linguistic or cultural contexts.
- Fundamental compositional principles, such as centered main maps, high main-map occupation ratios, and near-equilibrium balance, have remained consistently applied across the three decades, regardless of publication language.
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