{"id":81221,"date":"2017-12-28T07:01:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T07:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/firefly-recipes\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T21:15:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T21:15:58","slug":"firefly-recipes","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/mapping\/mapping\/firefly-recipes","title":{"rendered":"Firefly Recipes"},"author":6971,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[23201,34401],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-81221","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-cartographic-design","tag-firefly","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"The glowtastic Firefly symbols in ArcGIS Online are lots of fun (I mean a practical and pragmatic spatial visualization mechanism for the...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The glowtastic <a title=\"With glowing power comes glowing responsibility...\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2017\/12\/07\/what-firefly-icons-in-arcgis-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">Firefly symbols in ArcGIS Online<\/a> are lots of fun (I mean a practical and pragmatic spatial visualization mechanism for the foundational concept of geographic dependence, i.e. the proximally-diminishing influence a feature has on its surroundings).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/FireflyMath.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92243 noIMGBackground aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/FireflyMath.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, that image, and the ones below, look way better when read in <a title=\"Cascade!\" href=\"https:\/\/nation.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Cascade\/index.html?appid=0cf875ee15f3416d940378432de07849\">this story map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each symbol in the library is a monochromatic radial decay in opacity. One color. But you can whip up some really beautiful symbols by stacking a couple of these hues. In ArcGIS Online, you just duplicate the layer, and apply your design will to it. In these examples I pushed the symbol transparency to 50 or 75%, and I gave the topmost layer a bit smaller symbol size. You&#8217;ll also want to remove the pop-up for one of the layers, so you don&#8217;t get redundant overlapping pop-up interactions. Ok, all the boring bits have been addressed, let&#8217;s dive into the chromatic fun&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Fjord:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92227 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92228 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plasma:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/21.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92229 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92230 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neptune:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/31.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92231 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92232 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/3mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Streetlight:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/41.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92233 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92234 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Outbreak:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/51.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92235 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92236 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/5mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boreal:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/61.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92237 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/61.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92238 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Koselig:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/71.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92239 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/71.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92240 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/7mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anodised:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/81.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92241 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to embiggen...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8mix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92242 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8mix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some advice when picking your own color combinations. Choose colors that are <a title=\"Analogous...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=analogous+colors&amp;rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiTlqiT-azYAhUM-2MKHbbbCK8Q_AUICigB&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=974\" target=\"_blank\">relatively close to each other<\/a> on the spectrum. I&#8217;ve found that combining colors <a title=\"Complementary Colors...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=complementary+colors&amp;rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiOmajQ-azYAhUhHGMKHXwyAlEQsAQISQ&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=974\" target=\"_blank\">far from each other<\/a> on the spectrum (or on opposite sides of the color wheel) wind up looking like a real dog&#8217;s dinner. I also tend to choose colors for the topmost layer from the lighter, washed out, Firefly symbol options. This reinforces the effect of a glow. But, of course, you will do what you feel is right.<\/p>\n<p>If you create your own Firefly recipes and want to share them with your fellow map nerds, we&#8217;d all love to see them! I sure would. Feel free to share links in the comments. I&#8217;ve made a head-start ArcGIS Online <a href=\"https:\/\/nation.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/webmap\/viewer.html?webmap=bd837440b01a46d3b1a062712220c9f2\" target=\"_blank\">map for you to play with<\/a> if you like.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Firefly Mapping! <a title=\"Who is this guy, all obsessed with Firefly and stuff?\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_M_Nelson\" target=\"_blank\">John<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":6971,"user_firstname":"John","user_lastname":"Nelson","nickname":"John Nelson","user_nicename":"j_nelson","display_name":"John Nelson","user_email":"John_Nelson@esri.com","user_url":"http:\/\/www.adventuresinmapping.com","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:05","user_description":"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. 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