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Standardize Map Symbols

Oversee iconography and map symbology choices across ongoing projects: assemble a master icon set aligned to a pixel g…

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The same job, four heights

do it · improve it · decide · become
AExecute — “help me do it”Oversee iconography and map symbology choices across ongoing projects: assemble a master icon…+
Oversee iconography and map symbology choices across ongoing projects: assemble a master icon set aligned to a pixel grid, document usage rules for regulators, and export icons at multiple sizes for distribution to project teams.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Make the symbology program defensible and consistent — create a style guide page with permitted…+
Make the symbology program defensible and consistent — create a style guide page with permitted icon scales, stroke weights, and naming conventions, add rule-of-use examples on sample maps, provide accessible colour pairings, and hand over SVG and PNG exports plus the guide to the regulatory liaison for signoff.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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Oversee the iconography and map symbology choices across multiple projects so regulatory submittals are consistent and defensible.

Who does this

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Illustrator — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.