S16: Names placement
  
 

3. Graphic variables of text - a) colour
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Reconsider the following aspects when applying colours to text:

  • systematic colour differentiation (water, land, … )



  • only if it is technically possible

  • monocolour only - more difficult to differentiate between different object categories like rivers, regional names, place names, etc.

  • halftone if possible

    Halftone makes it possible to apply bigger size letters without increasing the visual impact or graphic weight




  • possibilities defined by colour content of map

    Keep the numbers of colours applied in a map to a minimum. Larger number of colours make the map more difficult to interpret.

 
 
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