Creative Maps on Esri Living Atlas Basemaps

I trust that writing articles through LinkedIn one of the the most power tools to share useful posts among this professionals community, I admire reading #Esri #blogs everyday to check what are their talent teams share about latest updates and how they provide big reference for any topics that I am looking for. So I am excerpt #blogs concept to write this briefs about how you can choose one of creative map from livingAtlas then make it as basemap to replace default one on ArcGIS online.

I am writing this article with all GISers and cartographers who love cartography as me and playing with symbols, labels, annotation and styles to enrich maps with creative output, to check the most viewed creative maps on basemap section at Living Atlas.

Underneath some links for creative maps on Esri Living Atlas, if you sorted by view count you will see the amazing Newspaper Map with view counts +38,000,000 which in my opinion may be suitable to share news about COVID-19 status and distribution:

1. Newspaper Map: Unique take on the Esri vector tile basemap. This Newspaper style web map is a black & white design with halftone patterns, red highlights, and stylized fonts.
2. Modern Antique Map: Unique vector web map customization. Updating the look of 18th and 19th century antique maps in the modern world of multi-scale mapping.
3. Colored Pencil Map: This vector web map provides a detailed basemap for the world featuring a hand-drawn look like it was created using colored pencils.
4. Nova Map: This web map provides a detailed vector tile basemap for the world featuring a dark background with glowing blue symbology inspired by the ArcGIS.com splash screen.
5. Charted Territory Map: This web map provides a detailed vector tile basemap for the world featuring a geopolitical style reminiscent of a printed atlas plate or a school classroom wall map.
6. Mid-Century Map: Web map inspired by the art and advertising of the 1950's, this customized vector style presents a unique design option to the ArcGIS basemaps.
7. Watercolour Map: Maps are wondrous. Watercolour is beautiful. Together they are beautifully wonderous. Come explore this latest vector web map as it blends Esri basemap data with hand painted watercolour artistry.
8. A Children’s Map: Welcome to a Children’s Map of the World

Now I share my thoughts about creative maps, if you have a little kids you should share with them the last one 'A Children’s Map'. They definitely will always asking to play with this map as what I did with my daughter while staying at home as result of COVID-19, she ask me everyday to play with this map to see animals on the map.

Below snapshots on how to browse the creative maps from Living Atlas using your account and set it as basemap:

Tips: You can browse Living Atlas without account and try it in ArcGIS Map Viewer:

If you don't see those creative maps before, share them to reach to all map lovers.

By the end I'm grateful for all creative teams at #Esri Inc who use artistic fonts, styles and symbols to make those adorable maps as I was trying to do using Adobe illustrator but it was long cycle, and now I see it become easy to use and call in Adobe Creative Suit Extension. Thank You to bring out the creativity for others.