Democratic Elections: Lab 4

Lab 4
In this lab we created a "faux-GIS" interface that allows a user to layer different versions of a map and information on top of one another. This lab was particulary difficult, although the importance of accuracy when naming layers/symbols is continually stressed. The most challenging part is getting the action script written correctly. I wish that I had been able to insert text boxes or roll over boxes for each year that would contain general election information (canidates and winner). I struggled with this for a while, but with limited knowledge of action script I couldn't incoorperate this without applying the 20% alpha to the text box/information graphic while allowing the check box to turn this information on and off with the map.

Cardinals: Journey to the Super Bowl

Here's a revised version of lab 2...Lab 3with a timeline of the weeks of football played. I think I finally getting the hang of flash, action scripting and understanding how it works. More than making the timeline, fixing what was wrong with my lab 2 took me the most time.

Lab 2...Finally.

Here's my lab 2!

The Reshaping of America

Richard Florida's article, "The Reshaping of America", which addresses the current economic crisis and how it affects different geographies. Accompanying this article is an interactive map which illustrate economic changes and patterns in different regions through the form of patents, income, and population throughout history. Not only is it a great example of a timeline map, but also demonstrates the importance of economic geography and regional studies in our current economic crisis.

The Learning Curve

Here's my image for lab 1. Flash seems pretty straight forward, but there is always a learning curve. After spending quite a bit of time with Illustrator I am left wondering how to actually make your graphics interesting and complex when using Flash.

Weekly Map

This map is an animation displaying the imperial history of the Middle East. Its a good example because it shows a progression through time as well as showing the location of important events in history.