Mapbox Studio offers designers the ability to create stunning and contextually relevant maps using Style Components, allowing for fine-tuned customization to highlight features that best suit the intended audience. Custom maps enhance user experience by focusing on legibility and aesthetics suited to specific use cases, such as fitness apps or navigation tools. Essential design tips include selecting the appropriate basemap style from six core options, updating the typeface to improve legibility and character, adjusting the road network to match mental models, adding texture for visual depth, and carefully choosing colors to harmonize with other design elements. These strategies enable designers to craft maps that not only communicate spatial information but also enhance the data's interpretability and aesthetic appeal.