UI/UX Best Practices for Designing Amazing Web Apps

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Part II: ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor

Allan Laframboise

Michael Gaigg

slides.com/alaframboise

We want to style vector tile basemaps! 

Round #1

In just 13 short steps!

Edit the root.json

Round #2

JSON and go!

Round #3

Search and you might find!

Search and you might find - JSON!

Round #4

Let's back up...

Who is using it?

What do they want to do?

Design Challenges

• Hide the spec
• Mask the complexity of maps (150-350, 500 layers)
• Make it fast and easy to use (for everyone)
• Give power-users full control
• Do not expose the JSON spec!

Style and brand a map in three steps!

ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor

Was it successful?

• Few enhancement requests
• Performance
• Feedback