Applied aesthetics is the application of the branch of philosophy of aesthetics to cultural constructs.  Aesthetics in cartography relates to the visual experience of map reading and can take two forms:  responses to the map itself as an aesthetic object (e.g., through detail,colour,and form)and also the subject of the map symbolised, often the landscape (e.g., a particular expression of terrain which forms an imagined visual experience of the aesthetic) .
Applied aesthetics is the application of the branch of philosophy of aesthetics to cultural constructs. In a variety of fields, artifacts (whether physical or abstract) are created that have both practical functionality and aesthetic affectation. In some cases, aesthetics is primary, and in others, functionality is primary. At best, the two needs are synergistic, in which "beauty" makes an artifact work better, or in which more functional artifacts are appreciated as aesthetically pleasing. Aesthetics in cartography relates to the visual experience of map reading and can take two forms: affective responses to the map itself as an aesthetic object (e.g., considering a map to be "beautiful," or "interesting," or "frustrating"), and affective responses to the geographic subject of the map (e.g., considering the mapped landscape as "beautiful" or "someplace I want to visit").Robinson, A. (1952). The Look of Maps. University of Wisconsin Press .
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In a variety of fields, artifacts (whether physical or abstract) are created that have both practical functionality and aesthetic affectation. In some cases, aesthetics is primary, and in others, functionality is primary. At best, the two needs are synergistic, in which "beauty" makes an artifact work better, or in which more functional artifacts are appreciated as aesthetically pleasing.
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through detail,colour,and form)and also the
considering a map to be "beautiful," or "interesting," or "frustrating"), and affective responses to the geographic
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symbolised, often the landscape
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a particular expression of terrain which forms an imagined visual experience of the aesthetic)
considering the mapped landscape as "beautiful" or "someplace I want to visit").Robinson, A. (1952). The Look of Maps. University of Wisconsin Press