{"id":2200092,"date":"2023-12-19T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2200092"},"modified":"2024-07-29T05:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T12:32:59","slug":"let-our-2023-favorites-inspire-your-2024-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/let-our-2023-favorites-inspire-your-2024-storytelling","title":{"rendered":"Let our 2023 favorites inspire your 2024 storytelling"},"author":9422,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37131],"tags":[398132,26451,30111,23161,27881],"industry":[],"product":[36611,380802],"class_list":["post-2200092","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","tag-arcgis-storymaps","tag-cartography","tag-data-visualization","tag-maps","tag-storytelling","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Wrap up the year and get inspired for 2024 with our 2023 favorite stories and downloadable wallpapers.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>2023 was a banner year for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/overview\">ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Early in the year we added collection and mobile story enhancements. We later wrapped up with new link and quote block options. In between we introduced you to a new way to use ArcGIS StoryMaps \u2014 briefings (beta). Plus we added table and code blocks, and set the stage for much-anticipated story templates. Meanwhile we launched <a href=\"https:\/\/storyscape-esriwhere.hub.arcgis.com\/\">StoryScape<\/a>, a monthly magazine celebrating <strong><em>your<\/em><\/strong> place-based stories across a diverse global landscape.<\/p>\n<p>As the StoryMaps team looks to the new year, we reflect upon and celebrate our inspiring storytelling community and creative uses of the product. Join the celebration by sharing our 2023 favorite stories and downloadable wallpapers!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2155152,"id":2155152,"title":"ArcGIS StoryMaps - Logo Separator","filename":"ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","filesize":5584,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-on-arcgis-enterprise-11-2\/arcgis-storymaps-logo-seperator","alt":"ArcGIS StoryMaps logo separator.","author":"340882","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-storymaps-logo-seperator","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2087022,"date":"2023-11-13 06:07:02","modified":"2023-11-13 06:07:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1304,"height":128,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator-213x128.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":128,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":46,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":75,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","large-width":1304,"large-height":128,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","1536x1536-width":1304,"1536x1536-height":128,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","2048x2048-width":1304,"2048x2048-height":128,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator-826x81.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":81,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArcGIS-StoryMaps-Logo-Seperator.png","wide_image-width":1304,"wide_image-height":128}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ten favorite stories<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>How does one choose story favorites from the hundreds of thousands of ArcGIS StoryMaps stories created in 2023? For every story on our list of favorites, there are hundreds of other deserving narratives. We\u2019ve selected ten team and community stories that leverage product features and exemplify storytelling best practices.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2200132,"id":2200132,"title":"inline-1920x1080","filename":"inline-1920x1080-1.png","filesize":623883,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/let-our-2023-favorites-inspire-your-2024-storytelling\/inline-1920x1080","alt":"A collage of story images with \"2023 Favorite Stories\" written on top","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Browse the 2023 Favorite Stories collection","name":"inline-1920x1080","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2200092,"date":"2023-12-14 17:44:34","modified":"2023-12-14 17:45:32","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1921,"height":1081,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1-1536x864.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1.png","2048x2048-width":1921,"2048x2048-height":1081,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1-826x465.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/inline-1920x1080-1.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/collections\/68ba1955f063424884fc7c77dea8480e"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Our list, presented in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/fa9cf9aeab3d48f482b365c79c9d36a9\">Answering the call<\/a> by Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/697e30d64a1540ca8e594cc9302e023e\">Breaking point<\/a> by Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/5f447701b0234eec9ca0bab050141513\">Caught in the middle<\/a> by Four Corners Mapping and GIS, American Rivers, and Environmental Defense Fund<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/1ba69ca9c31b4183b1ee486c36364198\">Digging up dinosaurs<\/a> by Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/41261042a0b3403c891ee23fa132b2f4\">Green oranges &amp; land<\/a> by Aaron Koelker<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/collections\/b54feecc4e344e8f8e47e0d6dcb2f48c\">Growing green cities<\/a> by Esri with Kitakyushu, Japan; London, England; Norfolk, Virginia, US; and Sydney, Australia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/6fa6d4807842404187981cc218bf4394\">Living territories<\/a> by the Amazon Conservation Team<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/bdae2f70661444c18451802099faf4ee\">Ow\u00e1mniyuomni ed Wath\u00f3thoka ki\u014b<\/a> by the Minneapolis Parks Foundation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/033b34f9c6224f56b9369c06562929a1\">What\u2019s that bug?<\/a> by Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/b63ced1af26a435bbfd4a910c8fac488\">When rains fell in winter<\/a> by Philip Burgess and Irina Wang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these stories have multiple virtues, perhaps chief among them beautifully crafted narratives that deftly combine text with maps, images, and other rich multimedia content. The stories employ specific editorial and design techniques that are worth spotlighting \u2014 and emulating. Here are some of the special qualities that make these stories stand out.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Create a little world<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s item number four in our <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/429bc4eed5f145109e603c9711a33407\">Nine steps to great storytelling<\/a> story. By \u201clittle world\u201d we mean that all the visual elements of the story are seamlessly integrated into an elegant and immersive whole. Note how the custom theme of <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/692c5ecab65d46a88f971c99b3bc7266\">Green oranges &amp; land<\/a> ties the narrative together, and how all the maps and graphics riff on the orange-and-green color palette. See how the limited and understated color scheme of <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/697e30d64a1540ca8e594cc9302e023e\">Breaking point<\/a> creates a mood and unifies the narrative. The brown palette and offbeat typography of <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/1ba69ca9c31b4183b1ee486c36364198\">Digging up dinosaurs<\/a> were risky choices, but help create a seamless experience and a distinctive look and feel.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2200162,"id":2200162,"title":"2023endofyear-storymaps1","filename":"2023endofyear-storymaps1.jpg","filesize":312389,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/let-our-2023-favorites-inspire-your-2024-storytelling\/2023endofyear-storymaps1","alt":"Three images from featured stories displayed together","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Images from Green oranges &amp; land, Breaking point, and Digging up dinosaurs","name":"2023endofyear-storymaps1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2200092,"date":"2023-12-14 17:48:21","modified":"2023-12-14 19:25:15","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2554,"height":779,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":142,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":234,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":586,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1-1536x468.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":468,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1-2048x625.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":625,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1-826x252.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":252,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps1-1920x586.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":586}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><strong>Add a hero<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Item two in the \u201cNine steps\u201d story is a sure-fire way to engage readers, most of whom are more likely to relate to people than to abstract concepts. The Amazon Conservation Team wove images and quotations of Indigenous people into their <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/6fa6d4807842404187981cc218bf4394\">Living territories<\/a> narrative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/fa9cf9aeab3d48f482b365c79c9d36a9\">Answering the call<\/a> profiles and shares the experiences of first responders in New Hampshire\u2019s White Mountains.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2200322,"id":2200322,"title":"first responders gif","filename":"first-responders-gif.gif","filesize":4032977,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/let-our-2023-favorites-inspire-your-2024-storytelling\/first-responders-gif","alt":"A 3D visualization of a first responders site calls in Answering the call","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"A 3D visualization of a first responders site calls in Answering the call","name":"first-responders-gif","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2200092,"date":"2023-12-14 19:07:49","modified":"2023-12-14 19:32:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":375,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","medium-width":418,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":375,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","large-width":600,"large-height":375,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":375,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":375,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":375,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/first-responders-gif.gif","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":375}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/bdae2f70661444c18451802099faf4ee\">Minneapolis Parks Foundation<\/a>, we get a sampling, in text and audio, of the Dakota tribe\u2019s language and culture.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><strong>Communicate through maps<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2200172,"id":2200172,"title":"2023endofyear-storymaps3","filename":"2023endofyear-storymaps3.jpg","filesize":356078,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/let-our-2023-favorites-inspire-your-2024-storytelling\/2023endofyear-storymaps3","alt":"Screen shot of a Living Territories story immersive section with text on the left and graphics and a map on the right","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"In Living Territories, authors bring text, custom graphics, and maps together in scrolling sidecars","name":"2023endofyear-storymaps3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2200092,"date":"2023-12-14 17:51:49","modified":"2025-11-30 13:44:25","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2430,"height":1500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3.jpg","medium-width":423,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":474,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3.jpg","large-width":1750,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3-1536x948.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":948,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3-2048x1264.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1264,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3-753x465.jpg","card_image-width":753,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023endofyear-storymaps3-1750x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1750,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Several of our favorite stories included distinctive cartography.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/6fa6d4807842404187981cc218bf4394\">Amazon Conservation Team<\/a> enriched their gorgeous maps with photographs added as media layers, taking advantage of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/announcing-media-layers\/\">ArcGIS Online capability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/033b34f9c6224f56b9369c06562929a1\">What\u2019s that bug?<\/a> mapped the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly via elegant interactive and animated maps.<\/p>\n<p>Both stories used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/mapping\/choreograph-your-maps-with-arcgis-storymaps\/\">map choreography<\/a> to make maps dance in tune to their stories\u2019 cadences.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><strong>Consider images, and a good theme, to increase reader engagement <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Although not all of our users have the luxury of working with illustrators, a few of our favorites made clever use of drawings and infographics to enhance their stories. <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/1ba69ca9c31b4183b1ee486c36364198\">Digging up dinosaurs<\/a>\u2019 child-friendly art makes the processes of fossilization and continental drift fun and accessible. And in <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/033b34f9c6224f56b9369c06562929a1\">What&#8217;s that bug<\/a>?, it\u2019s hard to beat an illustration that actually crawls across the page!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2200282,"id":2200282,"title":"whats-that-bug-story-gif","filename":"whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","filesize":2394184,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/let-our-2023-favorites-inspire-your-2024-storytelling\/whats-that-bug-story-gif","alt":"Animated lantern flies crawl across a U.S. map that displays the spread of lantern flies across the country","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Animated lantern fly graphics crawl across the US map in What's that bug?","name":"whats-that-bug-story-gif","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2200092,"date":"2023-12-14 18:53:55","modified":"2023-12-19 11:12:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":338,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":338,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","large-width":600,"large-height":338,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":338,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":338,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":338,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/whats-that-bug-story-gif.gif","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":338}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Compelling images can grab readers\u2019 attention and thrust them into a story. <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/5f447701b0234eec9ca0bab050141513\">Caught in the middle<\/a> transports us into the Grand Canyon with a multimedia extravaganza. 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