That was pretty enlightening and I found it amusing that people can paint a character from one piece of evidence, however far fetched their conclusions might be

That was pretty enlightening and I found it amusing that people can paint a character from one piece of evidence, however far fetched their conclusions might be. This is why I keep anonymity on the internet. If you meet me in person, you would come to the complete opposite conclusion - I thrive in design, arts, and creative/craftsmen subject matter. I don't have a problem with creative/design things. I just want it to be good. In the words of Paul Rand - "Don't try to be creative or original. Try to be good." In the case of Cartography, in my view Cartographers just don't use aesthetics for the sake of aesthetics or in your words "prettify" things. Their purpose is to communicate geographical data to their audience in the most precise unambiguous way possible. Have you ever looked at an FAA Section chart? I urge you to dig further into my comment history, I hope you like it!