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Provides A Quick Overview Of Best Practices That Can Quickly Be Implemented To Improve The Map Creation Process, With An Emphasis On Current Design Trends
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Making Great Maps( yes, with ArcMap )
JONAH ADKINS, GISP (@jonahadkins)
Senior Geospatial Analyst – GISi
No One Can“Show You How To
Make A Pretty Map”
Explore Design Tips To Guide Your Creative Mind Toward A
Better Final Product
What’s Possible With ArcMap?
The Following Examples Demonstrate A Wide Variety
Of Styles And Techniques Possible.
Standardized Symbology & Template
Multiple Data Frames & Hundreds Of Graphic Elements
Buffering , Shading , and Transparency
Font Formatting and Advanced Symbology
What Is The ‘One Thing’ The Viewer
Will Take Away From The Map?
Determine The Central Theme Of The Map Before
You Start, And Make Sure It’s Still After.
Find Some Inspiration! A Movie Poster, A Favorite Album, Anything!
Find Some Inspiration! A Movie Poster, A Favorite Album, Anything!
Use A Color Palette, Colors Are Better When They Match.
Use A Color Palette, Colors Are Better When They Match.
Theme Fonts Are Okay , Sometimes.Standard Fonts Are Best For Professional Work. (Franklin
Gothic)Standard Fonts Are Best For Professional Work. (Bell
Gothic)Standard Fonts Are Best For Professional Work. (TW Cen
MT)Standard Fonts Are Best For Professional Work.
(Trebuchet MS)
The Amount Of Font Options Can Be Mind-Numbing, Know What The Options Are And Keep The Font Within The Theme Of The Map
The Amount Of Font Options Can Be Mind-Numbing, Know What The Options Are And Keep The Font Within The Theme Of The Map
Not Every Map Requires A North Arrow And Scale Bar – Like Fonts, North Arrows Should Match The Maps Theme, Scale
Bars Should Assist The Viewer, Not Confuse Them.
The Word ‘Map’ On A Map (Isn’t It Obvious?)
Overly Descriptive Titles That Require Time Understand Because They Have So Many Words In Them
(See What I Did There)
Avoid A.N.K. (Acronyms Nobody Knows)
Verbiage Should Be Clear And Concise.
Too Many Logos / Seals
Unnecessary/ Clashing Insets
The Yellow Box “ “
Unusable Scale Bars
unformatted_layer_name In Legend
Other Things To Avoid.
What Is The ‘One Thing’ The Viewer
Will Take Away From The Map?
Determine The Central Theme Of The Map Before
You Start, And Make Sure It’s Still Intact After.
One Final Thought
Dare Yourself To Do Better!!
Thank You!
JONAH ADKINS, GISP
@jonahadkins
www.jonahsmaps.tumblr.com
205.941.0442 x205
