Detailed schedule

Each week consists of a variety of content:

Days that are highlighted in yellow reflect important benchmarks or due dates for curatorial reflections, final map projects, and the classwide digital exhibition.

Week Topic Day Date Activity Lab Challenge Slides
Week 01 Welcome T 8/25/26
Process R 8/27/26
Week 02 Basemap T 9/1/26
Filenames and open lab R 9/3/26
Week 03 Distortion T 9/8/26
Symbols R 9/10/26
Week 04 Color T 9/15/26
Open lab R 9/17/26
Week 05 Data T 9/22/26
Visualization (feat. Matthew Slaats) R 9/24/26
Week 06 Constraints (feat. Riley Champine) T 9/29/26
Debates R 10/1/26
Week 07 Self-guided work on district profiles T 10/6/26
Self-guided work on district profiles (no class meeting) R 10/8/26
Week 08 No class (Fall break) T 10/13/26
Adobe + final map project kickoff R 10/15/26
Week 09 Illustrator for cartography T 10/20/26
Lab work R 10/22/26
Week 10 Winding rivers T 10/27/26
Lab work R 10/29/26
Week 11 Bending lines T 11/3/26
Lab work R 11/5/26
Week 12 Narrative T 11/10/26
Visit to Boatwright Map Library R 11/12/26
Week 13 Exhibition work T 11/17/26
Exhibition work R 11/19/26
Week 14 Thanksgiving Break T 11/24/26
Thanksgiving Break R 11/26/26
Week 15 Exhibition work (Final map project due) T 12/1/26
Exhibition work R 12/3/26
Week 16 What’s next? T 12/8/26
No class; Study period R 12/10/26
Exam week Digital exhibition launch W 12/16/26