Here is a thread of my favourite maps of South America. Let me know which you like most and give me your best theories for how thel all fit together. Starting with Forests. 1/13

@PythonMaps please invert your cmap

@nilslorand I’ve posted it before. Bored of following data via rules.

@PythonMaps Viridis cmap my beloved 😍

@PythonMaps @nilslorand Otherwise known as “lying via visualization for fun”

@PythonMaps @nilslorand "bored of following data vis rules," there's a reason standards and common practices exist, purposely disavowing them is a disservice to data vis and a gross manipulation of the audience dawg to "Let me just flip the y-axis, I'm bored of the rules" 😭

@PythonMaps @nilslorand Why did you put the north upwards then ?

@PythonMaps @nilslorand no one is asking you to follow specific rules, just don't make the forests yellow and the deforested areas green lmao just use any other color combination that isn't equivalent to painting the oceans green and the land masses blue

@PythonMaps @nilslorand Those rules exist for a reason

@PythonMaps @nilslorand Data vis rules exist for a reason. Making green the "no forest" color and white the "yes forest" is just stupid.

@PythonMaps @nilslorand dumb