ESRI Press presents Map Book Vol. 23

re: ESRI Press presents Map Book Vol. 23

jakc — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:25:42 GMT

Really great pieces of work.

Is there any chance of finding out a bit more info on how the above examples were created and if they have been done solely in ArcGIS or if they have used the benefits of packages such as Illustrator.

I like the gradient fade to white at the top to make the legend stand out.

re: ESRI Press presents Map Book Vol. 23

pkasianchuk — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:50:55 GMT

jakc,

If you open these images, you'll notice that there is additional metadata on who created these maps, as well as the software they used. I'm guessing, but I think the gradient you're seeing is added specifically to these images, and not necessarily to the map exerpts themselves.

re: ESRI Press presents Map Book Vol. 23

mlaw — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:36:24 GMT

Yes, Peter is correct, there is some supplemental information on each map that shows what software was used and the major data sources. The gradient/fade was added in during the design layout, it is not actually part of the original. It is meant to lighten the top part of the page so that the map description could be seen more clearly.

Michael Law

Map Book Editor