Faculty Bio

John B. Krygier

Professor in the Department of Environment & Sustainability; Department Chair

Education

• B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

About

John Krygier is a geographer with teaching and research specializations in geospatial, cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and environmental and human geography.

Krygier has extensive research and applied experience. His book Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS was published in 2005, with the newest edition published in 2024. He writes at makingmaps.substack.com.

Krygier's research interests include cartography and map design for GIS, critical cartography & GIS, mapping in the arts and humanities, Participatory GIS, the history of mapping, environmental studies, and environmental history. Read his complete CV (PDF).

More information about Krygier's courses and research can be found on his Ohio Wesleyan web pages.

Publications / Presentations

• 2024 Krygier, J.B. & D. Wood. Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS. Fourth edition. New York: Guilford. (Korean translation: 2012).

• 2010 Wood, D., and J.B. Krygier. The Power of Maps. Second edition. New York, Guilford. [three co-authored chapters are included in this book).

Full text articles can be found at Krygier's Research Gate account.