A Detailed Cartographic Exploration of Nevada’s Diverse Terrain and Ecosystems

Peaks and Playas

I created Peaks and Playas, a map detailing the diverse terrain and ecosystems of Nevada. Created over the course of a semester long cartogarphy seminar, I taught myself how to produce hillshade’s in Blender and expanded my knowledge of terrain mapping in Adobe Photoshop. Online tutorials by Daniel Huffman and Tom Patterson guided me through the learning process. In a collabrative setting, classmates provided feedback and critiques throughout the design process. The end result displays a much maligned state, often seen as solely the site of vice or nuclear waste, as it actually is: a place full diverse ecosystems and landforms.

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