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by **d.gishman** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:39 am

Some of the territory names are hard to read on the small map (such as Mondulkiri)

by **jako** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:51 am

arent the terrs a bit small on the small map? its pretty squished in like in hanoi.

by **WidowMakers** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:37 pm

d.gishman wrote:Some of the territory names are hard to read on the small map (such as Mondulkiri)

jako wrote:arent the terrs a bit small on the small map? its pretty squished in like in hanoi.

Both of these points are valid issues. When I was designing the map, I wanted it to look as realistic as possible. Most maps have tons of black lettering overlapping and crossing borders. Or the maps are 24" x 36" and there is a lot more room.

I chose to make the text smaller so it would not overlap borders or other texture outside each territory. and here is the reason. If I had black text overlapping black borders, the text would be unreadable. Then I would need to have a white outer glow or stroke under the text and that would take away from the feel.

Plus looking at the actual territory names, there are not a lot of names that are too similar. I mean Mondulkiri is unique enough that it will not be confused with other names.

Does that all make sense or am I wrong?
I guess a new font could be used but this one seemed to look quite good and I am not sure a new font would get rid of the overlap issue.

by **d.gishman** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:01 pm

Makes sense to me (the font is good), let's quench

by **hulmey** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:58 pm

now that i see the legend it is bugging me as well...Could you move it down so that it looks centred?

by **WidowMakers** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:43 pm

hulmey wrote:now that i see the legend it is bugging me as well...Could you move it down so that it looks centred?

I don't understand what you mean.
*I can't center it in the middle of the page vertically.
*I cant center in in the page horizontally.
*And I can't center the text under INDOCHINA.

The legend was designed to be right justified along the right edge and follow the contour of the land on the map. There is really not a lot of adjustment possible.

WM

by **hulmey** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:01 pm

bring it down abit and then to the left abit so its centred properly....By centred i mean betwen the right MAP border and land mass and also from the top down alittle off the land....

If you still dont know what im drivelling on about i can show you!!!

by **WidowMakers** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:04 pm

I see what you mean now. Then there is the issue of it being to close to the Gulf of Tonkin text. I guess I could leave it out. I will remove that text, keep the text and move the legend closer and have the current pic. We can see what everyone thinks.

by **KEYOGI** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:12 pm

I really don't see the point in moving the legend. Everything is nicely spaced how it is and I wouldn't want to see the Gulf of Tonkin label removed.

by **WidowMakers** on Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:16 pm

KEYOGI wrote:I really don't see the point in moving the legend. Everything is nicely spaced how it is and I wouldn't want to see the Gulf of Tonkin label removed.

Neither would I. But I said I would and here are the three maps. I still like the first one the best. I don't think there is that big of a difference between the current and C to warrant a change.

Current

B

C