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Tyner indbBog'liq Judith A. Tyner. Principles of map design. New York. „The Guilford Press”, 2010Acknowledgments
No book of this nature is a solo production, and I would like to thank those who
helped me along the way. First I would like to thank my three mentors, without
whom my career and ultimately this book would not have been possible: Richard
Dahlberg, who introduced me to cartography, took the time to answer many “off-
the-wall” questions from an eager undergraduate, and encouraged my research inter-
ests; Gerard Foster, from whom I learned about teaching cartography; and, finally,
Norman J. W. Thrower, my mentor and friend for more years than either of us want
to count.
Next are my colleagues at CSU Long Beach—Christopher Lee, Suzanne Wechsler,
and Christine Rodrigue, who dug up maps and references and acted as sounding
boards; Greg Armento, the Geography and Map Librarian, who let me stash a shelf of
cartography journals at home while the library was being remodeled; Mike McDan-
iel, who read an early draft of the manuscript and made helpful comments—and
Nancy Yoho, former student and vice president of Thomas Brothers/Rand McNally,
who has been helpful for many years and arranged for tours of the company for my
classes, where I always learned as much or more than the students.
The book could not have been completed without Gerald E. Tyner, who took
my ideas and sketches and turned them into readable maps and diagrams, and James
“Woody” Woods, who fielded arcane GIS problems.
Of course, I thank my family for their assistance and patience in listening to me
as I talked out chapters: my son James A. Tyner, of the Geography Department at
Kent State University, who was always ready to discuss writing and geography; my
son David A. Tyner, a graphic designer, with whom I discussed (and argued) design
issues; and my husband, Gerald, who in addition to creating the maps and reading
drafts, has supported my research and writing for these many years. Rocky, Punkin,
Max, and Bandit—without your “help” the book would have been finished sooner.
Kristal Hawkins and William Meyer of The Guilford Press deserve special
thanks for having faith in this book and patiently seeing it through the long process
to publication.
Finally, I thank the 1,500 undergraduate and graduate cartography students I have
taught through the years. I learned from your mistakes—you taught the teacher.
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