Heather Smith | ArcGIS Blog Author

Heather Smith

Heather is a cartographer and artist. She creates resources for the tutorial gallery.

October 24, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

New tutorial series: Cartographic creations with web maps
October 17, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Beginner steps for adding color to pop-ups with HTML
May 27, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Choose similar colors to map similar things
May 21, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Color connotations and associations
May 9, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Light and dark color schemes
March 7, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Printing maps, the (really) old-fashioned way
March 1, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Configure a choropleth map
January 31, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Tidy legends
January 25, 2024 | Heather Smith | Education

Visual hierarchy for maps
January 17, 2024 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Cartographic conventions
November 30, 2023 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Find the right projection with filters in ArcGIS Pro
July 6, 2023 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Polish before you publish: 10 tips for tidying web maps
October 7, 2022 | Heather Smith | Sharing and Collaboration

A guide to ArcGIS Pro project packages (.ppkx files)
April 25, 2022 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Bathymetric Blending
February 14, 2022 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Pretty in pink part 3: Make a list widget
February 11, 2022 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Pretty in pink part 2: Make an app
February 10, 2022 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Pretty in pink part 1: Make a map
January 18, 2022 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Locator maps
November 18, 2021 | Heather Smith | Mapping

15 tips for cartographers in ArcGIS Pro
August 5, 2021 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Cartography checklists
July 26, 2021 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Transformation warning: What does it mean and what should I do?
July 6, 2021 | Heather Smith | Mapping

How to make a map: A short course in cartography from Learn ArcGIS
June 4, 2021 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Make custom colors and color schemes in ArcGIS Pro
March 23, 2021 | Heather Smith | Mapping

Make a custom legend in ArcGIS Pro