Reply With QuoteWonderful map. I'm not sure if it's intentional but i love the lack of color in this map. It gives it an experimental feel, but very realistic. Keep it up
This is looking fab. I love the very subtle tone differences between the different regions, and the font and paper texture all work beautifully together. Great job so far!
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Wonderful map. I'm not sure if it's intentional but i love the lack of color in this map. It gives it an experimental feel, but very realistic. Keep it up
Thanks everyone!
@Abu Lafia: What exactly do you mean with 'curved' and 'straight'? Do you mean 'Italic' and 'Regular'? If so then I agree with you and I have changed it so that the rivers are italic and the city names are regular (:
@Otviss: Yes, the lack of color is intentional, glad you like it! I always find map with a subtle and modest use of color very pretty and it makes the colored elements really stand out in my opinion.
-Dan
Hey Dan, i didn't mean "italic" and "regular", but i think it's a good idea to make them distintive in this way. What i meant was that there are some city names which are in a horizontal "straight" line and some are curved and/or diagonal (e.g. "Garthrand", "Nongleth", "Ricken", "Lemothir", "Wartherling").
As with the distinction between italic and regular, i think to make all the city-labels horizontal would make the map/ the labels overall more readable. In some cases i think you were going to make them so, to avoid an overlapping with the county names ("Nongleth") or the coastline ("Wartherling"). If you position them a bit different, it should work to make them horizontal and not overlap them with other labels. A great overview (Ravs even calls it a "must read"
Keep up the great work!
Cheers,
AL
Wow great idea ! Really liked the unique approach to mapping, perfect to combine with a classic map to add realistic feel to it!
Great work !
Another update. the only thing I basically did was make the city labels horizontal.
Some minor things to change and then I'm going to call this finished!
As always, feel free to give input and critique!
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-Dan
My only dislike, which I carry for a little while but haven't mentioned before it that the coast seems blurred, when unzoomed. But I can't really offer any advice about that, so do with this criticism whatever you like.
The one thing I notice right away, is if I do the "squint test" (squint so that your eyes go blurry)... the shade of the regions are the same shade as the water... which makes me think it is under water. I know it is not, but it has that feel. Would be interested to see it go to a tan shade.
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