Working with CartoCSS!

Katie Kowalsky, @katiekowalsky

What is this thing?

"These tiles are typically 256x256 pixels and are placed side-by-side in order to create the illusion of a very large seamless image."

-Mapbox

CartoCSS = Carto + CSS

MAPS!

Styling language for the web!

Goal:

• Use cutting edge software for design

• Develop teaching materials for lab

• Learn how to build curriculum
• HAVE FUN!

coding
& design
is hard

Let's fix that!

playing with design

Things I learned:

• Learning a new skill is hard
• Building curriculum to teach this to other people is even harder
• People love really fun maps
• PUBLISH THINGS ONLINE!

You should
learn this too!
http://bit.ly/1GZjYhz