One of my design decisions was to keep the final image to 8.5x11 inches. That way, I can easily print out the map.

I made a color copy at the library, and showed it to someone else. The main issues were:
  • Some of the rivers are too smooth. They contrast with the organic jagginess of the forests and so on.
  • The flower fields look very nice, but the viewer thought they were cities. I need to fiddle with the flower icons somehow to make their nature more clear. Perhaps changing their color scheme, adding a bit more visible leafy green. Maybe intersperse some grass among the flowers. Something like that.