Le Grand Saut

Making my map for a field class. I really enjoy how geologic maps look without any contacts, just soft colors without harsh borders, but with all the data on them, ooph. They can be just as beautiful.

I still have to figure out a way to be better about dip label placement on strike and dip symbols. I can individually go in and change each one by creating a different labeling rule based on object ID, but it’s incredibly time consuming to create those individual SQL queries. Anyone know a better method?

My totally rad roommate starting making cards! You guys should check her shop out.

Brindle on the Mantle

About 2.6 percent of American adults — nearly 6 million people — have bipolar disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). But the disease, characterized by significant and severe mood changes, is still dangerously misunderstood.

Bipolar disorder is vastly different from the normal ups and downs of everyday life, but many have co-opted the term to refer to any old change in thoughts or feelings. The mood swings in someone with bipolar disorder, sometimes also called manic depression, can damage relationships and hurt job performance. It has been estimated that anywhere from 25 to 50 percent of people with bipolar disorder attempt suicide at least once.

Artist Ellen Forney detailed her diagnosis with bipolar disorder in the graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Forney previously shared her story with us, specifically detailing how her bipolar disorder has affected her creative work.

Below are some poignant pages from the memoir, along with unique commentary into how these panels came to be and what they mean to Forney, in her own words… What Bipolar Disorder Really Looks Like