There are a lot of things to consider when you assemble a map into a layout, but here are three overarching things to consider:将地图组合成布局时，有很多事情需要考虑，但以下是三个需要考虑的主要方面：
- A well-balanced composition. The map and all the other elements have a visual weight. A good looking layout will balance these items, like you’d balance plates on a cafeteria tray.一个平衡良好的构图。地图和所有其他元素都具有视觉重量。一个美观的布局会平衡这些元素，就像你在食堂托盘上平衡盘子一样。
- Organized and distilled text. There’s a discipline to refining, referring, or omitting, what might otherwise be giant titles and paragraphs. A good layout does more showing than telling.有条理且精炼的文本。提炼、引用或省略原本可能冗长的标题和段落是一种准则。优秀的排版更注重展示而非说明。
- Simplified surrounds. Sometimes an austere eye is needed to appropriately design, or delete, the non-map doodads.简化的环境。有时需要以简洁的眼光来恰当地设计或删除那些非地图的装饰元素。
Here’s an example layout that has some issues.这是一个存在一些问题的布局示例。
Those issues have been addressed in this update.这些问题在本次更新中已得到解决。
And here it is in a portrait orientation.这是它的竖屏模式。
You can download this source ArcGIS Project package to take a closer look.你可以下载这个源ArcGIS项目包来仔细查看。
Of course, there’s no one right way to make a map, but you’re looking for a little bit of guidance, here are some ideas to consider that might take some of the guesswork out of a potentially challenging process.当然，制作地图并没有唯一正确的方法，但如果你需要一些指导，这里有一些可以考虑的思路，或许能减少这个可能颇具挑战性的过程中的一些猜测。
Balance the composition 平衡构图
•Prioritize map size •优先考虑地图尺寸
•Area of interest best fit = layout orientation•兴趣区域最佳适配=布局方向
•Area of interest breathing room •感兴趣区域的留白空间
•Use surrounds as balancing agents •将周边元素用作平衡要素
•Use layout guides •使用布局参考线
Organize & Distill text 组织并提炼文本
•Only key words as title •仅用关键词作为标题
•Secondary context as pre-title and/or sub-title•作为前标题和/或副标题的次要背景
•Eliminate, distill, or defer copy•删除、精简或推迟文案
•Integrate annotation (selective bolding of key ideas)•整合注释（对关键观点进行选择性加粗）
•Professional attribution •专业归属
Simplify the surrounds 简化周围环境
•Remove unnecessary borders, backgrounds, and neatlines•移除不必要的边框、背景和轮廓线
•Simplify the legend (or integrate it into the title or chart)•简化图例（或将其整合到标题或图表中）
•Simplify the overview (regional polygon, no basemap)•简化概览（区域多边形，无底图）
•Simplify or remove north arrow (smaller than your thumb)•简化或移除指北针（小于拇指大小）
•Simplify or remove scalebar (whole numbers, logical divisions)•简化或移除比例尺（使用整数和合理的划分）
•Remove photographs (or remove their backgrounds)•移除照片（或移除其背景）
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