Map Typography – Titles
An easily overlooked part of building maps is typography. I’ll continue a series of articles that will help you choose and place type on your maps (look for “Map Typography” in the article title). This time I’ll cover some basics and pointers in creating nice, effective titles and title blocks in this article. Making typeface […]
Optimize a PDF
Ever notice that ArcMap tends to export extremely high file sized PDFs? If I need to email a map and the PDF is just over 10MB often I will reduce the file size with Acrobat’s PDF Optimizer. This is especially true when there is background imagery. Changing export settings can help reduce the final file […]
Anatomy of an Executive Summary
I love InDesign. With some creativity, you can do some really cool things with InDesign. You think DS Mapbook or Map Logic Layout Manager are good? InDesign blows them away. But when you combine InDesign, ESRI ArcMap, Illustrator, Excel, Python, ArcCatalog, Word and Photoshop you get something exciting. Look out for the Anatomy of the […]
Trim a Full Bleed Map
As a follow up to the Full Bleed Maps with ArcMap article, I’ll show you how to actually trim that full bleed map you’ve created. You’ll need this stuff: – A sharp razor blade – A large cutting mat – A trim guide or metal edged ruler – A map with crop marks In this […]
Full Bleed Maps with ArcMap
Download the mxd (9.3) used in this article here Crop_Marks_and_Bleed.mxd Incorporating full bleed into your map design will instantly improve the professionalism of your products. Full bleed refers to the ink of the map going to the edge of the paper. To achieve this effect, the map is design and produced on a page size […]
