----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The ability to produce attractive, well-designed maps with Geographic Information Systems is not just a matter of technology. Remarkably little GIS training includes training in the basics of cartographic design. As a result, too many GIS experts are design ignorant. Until GIS educators realize that design is an integral part of cartographic presentation, I'm afraid that most maps produced using Geographic Information Systems will be ugly and ineffective for all but the most specialized uses. Blake Gumprecht Documents Librarian Temple University [log in to unmask]