John Nelson
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I have far too much fun looking for ways to understand and present data visually, hopefully driving product strategy and engaging users. I work in the ArcGIS Living Atlas team at Esri, pushing and pulling data in all sorts of absurd ways and then sharing the process. I also design user experiences for maps and apps. When I'm not doing those things, I'm chasing around toddlers and wrangling chickens, and generally getting into other ad-hoc adventures. Life is good. You might also like these Styles for ArcGIS Pro: esriurl.com/nelsonstyles

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Paper Cut Map Style

Turn boring polygons into kitschy cut and stacked papercraft maps.

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How to Make This Map

This four-part how-to series goes from data to analysis and visualization to layout. Buckle up!

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Homage to a Classic Map

Warren Davison creates an homage to a beautiful Richard Edes Harrison map.

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Enthingify Symbols with Light & Shadow Effects

You can use regular solid shapes for symbols but you could also breathe some life into them with light and shadow effects. Because life!

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Coastal Edge Hack

Create a handy coastal effect in 4 practical steps. Then stay for 5 more absurdly impractical steps.

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How to Make a Super Sketchy-Looking Map

A penciled style for your ArcGIS Pro vector layers. An army of pencils are awaiting your point, line, and polygon symbology orders.

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Add Depth to ArcGIS Pro Inset & Overview Maps

Boost your Pro layout's overview and inset maps with a sense of depth and visual interest.

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Felt Style

Why make sterile digital looking maps when you can make them look like the they are made from sheets of dyed matted ruminant mammal fibers?

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Hack a Custom Background Color into Your Cascade Story Map

How to blast through the defaults of black and white to get a sweet sweet custom color scheme for your Cascade Story Map.

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