whats-a-map-style.md

Map Style Creation Log

• Start with a blank style. Why? Starting blank helps us include only the necessities. Every layer should have a clear purpose to help users accomplish a goal.
• Set the color of the background layer. Why? So we don't have blanks on the map
• Upload svg images uses as markers in symbol layers (specific to StreetCred's use)
• Add a basic building block. Water. Available in the Mapbox Streets data source, water.

What do you need, to be able to see where you are?

• Add something bright to lead the way. Parks. Available in the Mapbox Streets data source, landuse

Texture Tangent

• Trying Patterns on water and park layers

Urban Canyons

• Add a building fill-extrusion layer. Available in the Mapbox Streets data source, building
• Begin adding roads. There are a bazillion different classes and types of them and they all need different styles
  1. road-street
  2. road-sidewalk
• Bridges: And all the various related trunks and whatnot
• Labels: Country, State (abbr, then name based on zoom level), City (with special styling for capitals)