Big Picture Design - Introduction


	Welcome to Big Picture Design

	By Cynthia A. Brewer Course Instructor: Shaun Faith First impressions are important. When you create a map, does its overall look give the reader the sense that you know what you are doing? An amateur-looking map can undermine a professional data investigation. On the other hand, a polished layout with visual emphasis on key elements of the design and good readability helps you make your case, and designing for the display media will ensure that your audience can read the map. New map design tools, similar to those in illustration software, are now available with ArcMapŞ software. When working with ArcMap, there are some small tricks you can use to ensure more stable designs. Being able o transfer map files to other people (a bigger trick) so they can build on your hard work or export maps to other software for final production are the last steps in completing a professional design. more


	Before starting this module, read the following Special instructions.

	This module contains 2 lessons and a module project

	Lesson 1		Good design sense
			Learn important design principles for creating convincing maps tailored to your audience and purpose.
	Lesson 2		Map design in ArcMap
			Learn some basic preparatory tasks that will facilitate your design work and find out which export format is appropriate for a given map use.
	Module Project		Use ArcMap to design and deliver a map

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