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JohnMNelson
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10-02-2025
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I would submit your work to the public gallery of social media. Like Instagram and Twitter. No better way of sharing and getting feedback.
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No. It is a fine chicken, but my dog Pepper is my favorite pet. And my office mate.
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05-15-2018
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And you can do strange but effective practical and impractical things with transparency in gradients. Here is a big collection of resources: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/analytics/interesting-and-absurd-uses-of-digital-elevation-models/
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Hi Lesli! Yeah, I find that vignettes (those little faded edges around the perimeter of a map) is a soft way to visually frame visual content. I like neatlines sometimes (though rarely) but only if part of my map spills OVER the neatline.
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05-15-2018
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10 more minutes! We've lost threaded conversations for some reason, they are all flat chronological now. But keep them rolling in!
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But usually, I start with a simple hue gradient with a slight brightness shift too. To help re-inforce the less-to-more visual. Then I just play with them manually in the Color Scheme Editor in Pro until something looks cool.
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05-15-2018
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Regarding the color palette question, you should check out the Viridis set of colors. Great for maps and visualization. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/viridis/vignettes/intro-to-viridis.html
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I think you get both with the same license. I've found the best way forward is to import an Arc Desktop project you are familiar with into Pro, so the on-ramp is a little smoother.
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05-15-2018
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You bet, George. Almost every map I make involves some sort of transparency. Boundaries as a reference layer is another good example. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/boundary-dropshadow-mega-hack/
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I think that's the best way forward sometimes. It was for me. I was working at a software company that had maps and stuff but I hadn't made a map in like 8 years. So I just started doing it and it all sort of took on a life of its own. Have fun!
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Here's a link to that feed. Good stuff. LOCMaps (@LOCMaps) | Twitter
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My kudoed posts
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| 2 | 09-23-2025 11:52 AM | |
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Activity Feed
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. Friday
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 11-08-2025 07:48 AM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 10-15-2025 06:13 PM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 10-15-2025 01:27 PM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 10-09-2025 12:08 PM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 10-03-2025 07:14 AM
- Posted Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer on Esri Young Professionals Network Blog. 10-01-2025 02:10 PM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 10-01-2025 01:22 PM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-30-2025 03:37 AM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-26-2025 03:51 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-25-2025 11:31 AM
- Kudoed Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer for VenkataKondepati. 09-25-2025 05:56 AM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-25-2025 12:09 AM
- Got a Kudo for Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-24-2025 02:25 PM
- Got a Kudo for Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-24-2025 08:54 AM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-24-2025 08:54 AM
- Got a Kudo for GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer. 09-23-2025 12:45 PM
- Posted Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer on Esri Young Professionals Network Blog. 09-23-2025 11:52 AM
- Kudoed Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer for dericksteinmann. 09-23-2025 11:42 AM
- Kudoed Re: GIS Career Pathways: Cartographer for NneomaAnneEzealuma. 09-23-2025 11:42 AM
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