Adobe builds a wide array of creativity tools for professionals, many of whom are interested in working with maps and geography as part of their creative process. ArcGIS includes several patterns for integrating with Adobe tools and programs, to bring GIS-based maps and experiences into the design realm.
ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud is a fully-featured experience directly within the Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop products, which allow creative professionals to design data-driven maps and graphics that integrate into existing design and publishing workflows. Geographic layers can be imported from ArcGIS Online or local datasets and styled using native Adobe tools.
For additional documentation, including best practices and guidance for creating maps and various types of content, see an Introduction to ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud.
Many GIS workflows also include the use of Portable Document Format (PDF) files, which are a common way to communicate maps and other information. ArcGIS users can work with PDFs in various patterns, to reach different users or communities. PDFs also support georeferencing, which defines a spatial context for the image shown in the PDF, allowing a PDF showing a map or dataset to be overlaid directly on other content.
ArcGIS Pro users can export map layouts to PDF with a wide variety of options for the export process. One common workflow is to include Layers and attributes, which creates a rich PDF document that allows a user of the PDF to turn off GIS layers from a PDF reader directly. When exporting, include georeferencing information to allow other users to show the PDF in a geographic context. ArcGIS Pro users can also export reports as PDFs.
Existing georeferenced PDFs can also be added to a map as data layers or converted to a georeferenced TIFF image using the PDF to TIFF geoprocessing tool.