VISUALIZING GERMANY VIA MAPS IN A MAGAZINE: 'FANCY' GRAPHIC DESIGN AS COMPARED TO 'PROPER' CARTOGRAPHY

摘要

The paper starts with a comparison of nowadays cartography and the new trends ininformation design. The initial conception a nd production process of the Germany maps for the ZEITmagazin LEBEN are shortly desc ribed. Then, the 'Sellings via eBay' mapserves as example to discuss the two diffe rent approaches. Here, cartography students had been asked to prepare a map based on the same material as the graphic designers had used. This has prepared the ground for a lively discussion from which conclusions for a collaboration between graphic designers and cartographers are drawn.