*** September 2015 VOTING: Map a Cold War ***
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So many entries and an impulse to give too much votes that I must resist to give a meaning to my votes. These month’s entries, in my opinion, are mostly high quality ones, artistically and storytelling wise, with some interesting twist on the theme, but I also think that someone has a little bit strayed from the subject.
My votes:
The Durnstel Estimates by foremost
A massive and detailed job, well organized in an easy to read map. I love when lots of information are displayed in a so neat and “weightless” way. Also, an original idea, a nice choice of colours; I like the simple icons and the overall “ game board feel”. The focus on the challenge’s theme is also perfect in my opinion, so well done!
The Shadows-Vorlon Cold War by Chick
A lovely sci-fi star map. The hotspots boxes are great; the show wasn’t (heheh flame starting), but nonetheless (ok ok I’m joking) you managed to do a great job. Also, this is the only star map of this challenge. This map, like foremost’s one has lots of information that are well organized and easily readable. Good job!
And the other jobs in random order:
A Cold, Cold War by coriolis
I’ve seen this map greatly improve from the beginnings. It has developed nicely in an original sci-fi
setting. You did really well in containing the text in few essential information, for sake of readability. And your world building exercise left out of the map is anyway impressive. A good job!
City of Venora by tainotim
Ok, Karl you are one of the artist I really actually envy. Now, you’re able to produce your city and regional landscapes in a really distinct hand drawn traditional style. The city of Venora is a lovely work of art also given the few amount of time in which you produced it. Congrats.
The Banker’s Dance by Diamond
A Diamond’s map. Need to add something else? Well, let’s add something. So, it’s a nice map; nice choice of colours, nice landshape, excellent readability, good backstory, great feel of political tensions amongst powers like in any other Diamond’s map. I can spot a late renaissance – venetian feeling from the icons and the general context (choice of names and banks and bankers are almost an italian invention). Great job, as always.
The Trident Battlefield by Francissimo
A “living”, interesting scenario. Super great icons and definitely a “pc wargame” feel.
The Bedrosian Crisis by Wired
I hoped to see another star map from you! But this is fine, indeed, with a great sci-fi feel. Nice icons and backstory and great sense of an impending doom.
Lake Bajostat Chill by jbgibson
I can see a somewhat innovative concept and a detailed execution; your interpretation of a cold war maybe is not the most appealing, but it is original, for sure.
America at War by snodsy
A nice, simple (in a good way) and informative map. Good job.
