[Abandoned] - Switzerland

[Kaplowitz]

i think the legend need lightening up, but it looks good, well done

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[Kaplowitz]

Looking good Kap.

I think I prefer the white borders over the black, but I'm not so sure about the main continent inner glow. It makes it look kind of weird to me. The slight drop shadow on the whole map looks good. I hope you're going to do something with the background though. It's gotta go. Noise / Motion Blur. No good for Switzerland. But I do like your style - it reminds me of mine!

Also - I'm not too thrilled with the map border and the main title, and you sig. They're okay but I think you could improve. The colors are great, the borders are nice (although my opinion is they almost too jagged in places - they could be smoothed out a bit). The territ names are fine for me. There are a few places that look too cramped and confusing. A smaller font may help.

Nice job though Kaplowitz. You've got good talent.

Wow, i completely missed that post!

1-I can change the BG, i will try some other things next update
2-Thanks about the style comment, actually when making the base for the map and the icy colors i kept thinking of a mix of Feudal War and Iceland.
3-I can fool with the title and stuff
4-I just used this map:

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for borders, and i figured that jagged borders were just how Switzerland was! I can smooth them out if you think that it is hard to tell what is where.
5-I can make the font smaller

[ZeakCytho]

I preferred the black text with white glow to this new one, personally. I also liked the black borders better, but these new white one's aren't terrible.

I'd keep the title just as is; I really love the font on it right now.

[Kaplowitz]

I liked the black better too, but it really had brightness issues, and this definitely helps that IMO.

[gimil]

I think your going about the colors all wrong, I feel that this map should have a neutral feel to feel swiss.

[Kaplowitz]

I think your going about the colors all wrong, I feel that this map should have a neutral feel to feel swiss.

well what colors do you suggest? The flag is only two colors. I know that Switzerland is cold, so maybe different whites, purples, and blues?

[gimil]

I think your going about the colors all wrong, I feel that this map should have a neutral feel to feel swiss.

well what colors do you suggest? The flag is only two colors. I know that Switzerland is cold, so maybe different whites, purples, and blues?

Reallyed toned down blues and purples may work. But I think nutral may work better than cold.

[bryguy]

this is my first look at this map, and i gotta say that i like the look

[t-o-m]

if you were going for the "cold" theme, you could perhaps have snow-capped mountains, and a little bit of light blue with a very low ocpacity around the mountains and a little on the mountains?

just a thought

[ZeakCytho]

I get why people are saying the colors don't seem to go with the map, but I really like the current color scheme. It's crisp and clean and not too muddy. I suppose it can't hurt to experiment with new colors, though.

[Kaplowitz]

I can put a poll.

[t-o-m]

I get why people are saying the colors don't seem to go with the map, but I really like the current color scheme. It's crisp and clean and not too muddy. I suppose it can't hurt to experiment with new colors, though.

its all about themes - some people like them, some dont, and some are just plain stubborn - youre just plain stubborn,

see this is how you go about it, Kap is putting up a poll, you just declined all comments and moved on with what you wanted to do and acteda ll innocent

[/threadjack]

personally i like the colours now (a bit dark but i always say that), but i think that a switzerland theme would be great if yuo could pull it off, which i think youre capibal of
gl

[Kaplowitz]

A Poll is up!

personally i like the colours now (a bit dark but i always say that)

Sounds like you need a new monitor man

[ZeakCytho]

I get why people are saying the colors don't seem to go with the map, but I really like the current color scheme. It's crisp and clean and not too muddy. I suppose it can't hurt to experiment with new colors, though.

its all about themes - some people like them, some dont, and some are just plain stubborn - youre just plain stubborn,

see this is how you go about it, Kap is putting up a poll, you just declined all comments and moved on with what you wanted to do and acteda ll innocent

Some maps work very well with themes, for example, Doodle Earth. Other maps are perfectly fine without overbearing themes, such as Portugal. The presence of a specific theme really isn't necessary for a map to function, and at times it can appear gimmicky if not done well.

The current version of this map is great, in my opinion. An overthematization of it could possibly make it worse. That's not to say it definitely will, but the chance exists. If you would care to read what I said, I agreed that, in the end, trying out new concepts is a beneficial thing.

Now, your incessant ad hominem attacks are getting annoying. I am being perfectly reasonable here. If you'd like to discuss what happened in other threads, then either PM me or post in those threads. There's absolutely no reason to threadjack this perfectly good thread.

[Kaplowitz]

I get why people are saying the colors don't seem to go with the map, but I really like the current color scheme. It's crisp and clean and not too muddy. I suppose it can't hurt to experiment with new colors, though.

its all about themes - some people like them, some dont, and some are just plain stubborn - youre just plain stubborn,

see this is how you go about it, Kap is putting up a poll, you just declined all comments and moved on with what you wanted to do and acteda ll innocent

Some maps work very well with themes, for example, Doodle Earth. Other maps are perfectly fine without overbearing themes, such as Portugal. The presence of a specific theme really isn't necessary for a map to function, and at times it can appear gimmicky if not done well.

The current version of this map is great, in my opinion. An overthematization of it could possibly make it worse. That's not to say it definitely will, but the chance exists. If you would care to read what I said, I agreed that, in the end, trying out new concepts is a beneficial thing.

Now, your incessant ad hominem attacks are getting annoying. I am being perfectly reasonable here. If you'd like to discuss what happened in other threads, then either PM me or post in those threads. There's absolutely no reason to threadjack this perfectly good thread.

Yes, i was definately post any other color schemes that looks good after i fool around.

And i havent read that much of the other thread, but IMO that last post ^^^ was handled very well and professionally!