Istanbul [Quenched]

[ISN2]

From: World Cities Contest
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Number of Territories: 39

Starting Naturals:

• (3) -> 50. Yil Mh. (In Esenler Continent)
• (3) -> Saray Mh. (In Umraniye Continent)
• (3) -> Besiktas (In Besiktas Continent)
• (3) -> Piri Pasa Mh. (In Beyoglu Continent)

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<map>
   <!-- Istanbul -->
   <continent>
      <name>Esenler</name>
      <bonus>1</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Mumcu Mh.</territory>
         <territory>50. Yil Mh.</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>Gaziosmanpasa</name>
      <bonus>2</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Karadeniz Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Yenidogan Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Mevlana Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Guzeltepe Mh.</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>Besiktas</name>
      <bonus>2</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Kagithane</territory>
         <territory>Besiktas</territory>
         <territory>Etiler Mh.</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>Beyoglu</name>
      <bonus>2</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Piri Pasa Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Taksim</territory>
         <territory>Nisantasi</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>Fatih</name>
      <bonus>5</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Kazim Karabekir Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Bayrampasa</territory>
         <territory>Aksaray</territory>
         <territory>Kemal Pasa Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Topkapi</territory>
         <territory>Inebey Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Gungoren</territory>
         <territory>Zeytinburnu</territory>
         <territory>Zeytinlik Mh.</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>Goztepe</name>
      <bonus>3</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Kanlica Mh.</territory>
         <territory>164. Yil Polis Hatira Ormani</territory>
         <territory>Istanbul Kent Ormani</territory>
         <territory>Goksu Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Elmalikent Mh.</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>Umraniye</name>
      <bonus>1</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Atakent Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Saray Mh.</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>Kadikoy</name>
      <bonus>7</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>Ferah Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Uskudar</territory>
         <territory>Unalan Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Fetih Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Atasehir Ataturk Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Ayazma Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Zuhtupasa Mh.</territory>
         <territory>Kadikoy</territory>
         <territory>Atasehir</territory>
         <territory>Bostanci</territory>
         <territory>Fenerbahce Mh.</territory>
      </components>
   </continent>
   <territory>
      <name>Mumcu Mh.</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Karadeniz Mh.</border>
         <border>50. Yil Mh.</border>
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      <name>50. Yil Mh.</name>
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         <border>Mumcu Mh.</border>
         <border>Karadeniz Mh.</border>
         <border>Yenidogan Mh.</border>
         <border>Kazim Karabekir Mh.</border>
         <border>Bayrampasa</border>
         <border>Guzeltepe Mh.</border>
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   <territory>
      <name>Karadeniz Mh.</name>
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         <border>Mumcu Mh.</border>
         <border>50. Yil Mh.</border>
         <border>Yenidogan Mh.</border>
         <border>Mevlana Mh.</border>
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   <territory>
      <name>Mevlana Mh.</name>
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         <border>Karadeniz Mh.</border>
         <border>Yenidogan Mh.</border>
         <border>Guzeltepe Mh.</border>
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      <name>Yenidogan Mh.</name>
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         <border>Karadeniz Mh.</border>
         <border>Mevlana Mh.</border>
         <border>Guzeltepe Mh.</border>
         <border>Bayrampasa</border>
         <border>Kagithane</border>
         <border>Piri Pasa Mh.</border>
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      <name>Guzeltepe Mh.</name>
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         <border>50. Yil Mh.</border>
         <border>Mevlana Mh.</border>
         <border>Yenidogan Mh.</border>
         <border>Piri Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Kagithane</border>
         <border>Etiler Mh.</border>
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      <name>Kagithane</name>
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         <border>Guzeltepe Mh.</border>
         <border>Yenidogan Mh.</border>
         <border>Piri Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Nisantasi</border>
         <border>Besiktas</border>
         <border>Etiler Mh.</border>
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      <name>Etiler Mh.</name>
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         <border>Kagithane</border>
         <border>Besiktas</border>
         <border>Guzeltepe Mh.</border>
         <border>Kanlica Mh.</border>
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   <territory>
      <name>Besiktas</name>
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         <border>Kagithane</border>
         <border>Etiler Mh.</border>
         <border>Uskudar</border>
         <border>Nisantasi</border>
         <border>Taksim</border>
         <border>Piri Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Kemal Pasa Mh.</border>
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      <name>Piri Pasa Mh.</name>
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         <border>Yenidogan Mh.</border>
         <border>Guzeltepe Mh.</border>
         <border>Kagithane</border>
         <border>Besiktas</border>
         <border>Nisantasi</border>
         <border>Taksim</border>
         <border>Bayrampasa</border>
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      <name>Nisantasi</name>
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         <border>Piri Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Taksim</border>
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         <border>Besiktas</border>
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      <name>Taksim</name>
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         <border>Piri Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Nisantasi</border>
         <border>Besiktas</border>
         <border>Kemal Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Ayazma Mh.</border>
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   <territory>
      <name>Kazim Karabekir Mh.</name>
      <borders>
         <border>50. Yil Mh.</border>
         <border>Gungoren</border>
         <border>Bayrampasa</border>
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   <territory>
      <name>Bayrampasa</name>
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         <border>Kazim Karabekir Mh.</border>
         <border>Gungoren</border>
         <border>Inebey Mh.</border>
         <border>Aksaray</border>
         <border>Kemal Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Piri Pasa Mh.</border>
         <border>50. Yil Mh.</border>
         <border>Yenidogan Mh.</border>
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         <border>Bayrampasa</border>
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         <border>Aksaray</border>
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      <name>Topkapi</name>
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         <border>Kemal Pasa Mh.</border>
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         <border>Besiktas</border>
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      <name>Unalan Mh.</name>
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         <border>Ferah Mh.</border>
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      <name>Fetih Mh.</name>
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         <border>Atakent Mh.</border>
         <border>Ferah Mh.</border>
         <border>Unalan Mh.</border>
         <border>Zuhtupasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Kadikoy</border>
         <border>Atasehir</border>
         <border>Atasehir Ataturk Mh.</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>434</smallx>
         <smally>389</smally>
         <largex>578</largex>
         <largey>509</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <territory>
      <name>Atasehir Ataturk Mh.</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Saray Mh.</border>
         <border>Atakent Mh.</border>
         <border>Fetih Mh.</border>
         <border>Uskudar</border>
         <border>Zuhtupasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Atasehir</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>493</smallx>
         <smally>380</smally>
         <largex>659</largex>
         <largey>506</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <territory>
      <name>Atasehir</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Atasehir Ataturk Mh.</border>
         <border>Fetih Mh.</border>
         <border>Kadikoy</border>
         <border>Bostanci</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>491</smallx>
         <smally>441</smally>
         <largex>645</largex>
         <largey>576</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <territory>
      <name>Bostanci</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Kadikoy</border>
         <border>Atasehir</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>480</smallx>
         <smally>470</smally>
         <largex>643</largex>
         <largey>620</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <territory>
      <name>Kadikoy</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Bostanci</border>
         <border>Atasehir</border>
         <border>Fetih Mh.</border>
         <border>Zuhtupasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Fenerbahce Mh.</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>422</smallx>
         <smally>443</smally>
         <largex>565</largex>
         <largey>582</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <territory>
      <name>Fenerbahce Mh.</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Kadikoy</border>
         <border>Zuhtupasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Zeytinlik Mh.</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>373</smallx>
         <smally>458</smally>
         <largex>494</largex>
         <largey>598</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <territory>
      <name>Zuhtupasa Mh.</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Fenerbahce Mh.</border>
         <border>Kadikoy</border>
         <border>Fetih Mh.</border>
         <border>Unalan Mh.</border>
         <border>Uskudar</border>
         <border>Ayazma Mh.</border>
         <border>Atasehir Ataturk Mh.</border>
         <border>Topkapi</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>342</smallx>
         <smally>392</smally>
         <largex>456</largex>
         <largey>516</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <territory>
      <name>Ayazma Mh.</name>
      <borders>
         <border>Uskudar</border>
         <border>Zuhtupasa Mh.</border>
         <border>Taksim</border>
      </borders>
      <coordinates>
         <smallx>300</smallx>
         <smally>333</smally>
         <largex>403</largex>
         <largey>438</largey>
      </coordinates>
   </territory>
   <!-- Map By ISN2 -->
</map>

Old Editions:
Large 9, Beta 2: http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/460/z003l.png
Small 9, Beta 2: http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/5156/z003s.png

Large 8, Beta 1: http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/1706/z002l.png
Small 8, Beta 1: http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2703/z002s.png

Large 7: http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/343/z001l.png
Small 7: http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4522/z001s.png

Large 6: http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5606/unled6l.png
Large 6 With Armies: http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2139/unled6la.jpg
Small 6: http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5025/unled6sl.png
Small 6 With Armies: http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7528/unled6sa.jpg

Large 5: http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/3981/unled45b.png
Small 5: http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/3796/unled45s.png

Large 4: http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1681/unled45s.jpg
Large 4 With Armies: http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3227/unled45a.jpg
Small 4: http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1681/unled45s.jpg
Small 4 With Armies: http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7876/unled45sa.jpg

Large 3: http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4989/unled44.jpg

Large 2: http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6098/unled43.jpg

Large 1: http://wcforums.org/foundry/WCC/istanbulcityl.jpg
Small 1: http://wcforums.org/foundry/WCC/istanbulcitys.jpg

[thenobodies80]

I like the look of Istanbul, but I don't like the tilt to it, I think that it's too much and makes it too hard to read.

This got my vote - even though there is a little bit too much tilt to the map (which can be easily rectified later)

I rather like the Istanbul one especially. I mean, the tilt is a little too intense, as other have said.

[ironsij0287]

I like the look of Istanbul, but I don't like the tilt to it, I think that it's too much and makes it too hard to read.

This got my vote - even though there is a little bit too much tilt to the map (which can be easily rectified later)

I rather like the Istanbul one especially. I mean, the tilt is a little too intense, as other have said.

Yeah the tilt, which automatically made me look for a north arrow on it. Also to add to the nitpick pile the labels on the small map are pretty small. I can read them but some take a second or so to make them out. Not sure if you could scale them up just a hair.

Otherwise great map and I look forward to playing it.

[cairnswk]

ISN2, congratulations on winning the contest.
Just a couple of issues for me.
1. There is nothing graphically on this map that says "istanbul" to me apart from the title. Are you planning anything graphical to alter that.
2. Is not connected spelled with 2 "n"s ?
Regards

[zimmah]

if you still need someone to do the XML when the graphics are finished, i'd be happy to make it for you.

I have done the XML for Oasis, Iceland and Operation Drug War. so i am experienced.

As for the grpahics, maybe add a small turkish flag to the red area where it sais Istanbul city map, and add some typically turkish image in the sea or something, to make it actually get the 'istanbul feel'

[Victor Sullivan]

I agree with cairns, there's nothing that screams Istanbul in the graphical design of the map. Also, I'd argue Gazio is a +3, since it has three borders and four territories. And especially with Esenler there, you could have both with still three borders for a +6 with the current values (which is certainly nowhere near as hard to hold as Fatih!) - it would at least be only +5 with my suggested Gazio value. Also, Guztepe is not worth more than +4 - 4 borders, 5 territories. Honestly, I think you could also stand to raise Fatih and Kadikoy by +1 each, but that's not entirely necessary - use your judgement there.

-Sully

[ender516]

Could someone please enlighten me as to the meaning of the "Mh." abbreviation?

[ISN2]

I like the look of Istanbul, but I don't like the tilt to it, I think that it's too much and makes it too hard to read.

This got my vote - even though there is a little bit too much tilt to the map (which can be easily rectified later)

I rather like the Istanbul one especially. I mean, the tilt is a little too intense, as other have said.

The tilt is of course what I'm going to reduce ...
I got this suggestion exactly when I submitted my map too ...

Yeah the tilt, which automatically made me look for a north arrow on it. Also to add to the nitpick pile the labels on the small map are pretty small. I can read them but some take a second or so to make them out. Not sure if you could scale them up just a hair.

Otherwise great map and I look forward to playing it.

I believe labels in small map will be read better after I reduce tilt, but if not, then I will work on them.

ISN2, congratulations on winning the contest.
Just a couple of issues for me.
1. There is nothing graphically on this map that says "istanbul" to me apart from the title. Are you planning anything graphical to alter that.
2. Is not connected spelled with 2 "n"s ?
Regards

Thanks, about #1, the map idea is a desk with some real maps, a pen and a note on it (The desk of someone who is going to travel to Istanbul maybe), if you look at real maps you can see that a small part of them is the name of the map. I have an old map of Istanbul myself and the folded upper part of it is the name of the map in white with red background and the idea of that name in my map is from there, I guess it's enough but if you think there is really another graphically name/title needed then let me know where and how more specific ...

About #2, yeah right, my bad, I'm going to fix it ...

if you still need someone to do the XML when the graphics are finished, i'd be happy to make it for you.

I have done the XML for Oasis, Iceland and Operation Drug War. so i am experienced.

As for the grpahics, maybe add a small turkish flag to the red area where it sais Istanbul city map, and add some typically turkish image in the sea or something, to make it actually get the 'istanbul feel'

Thanks for the help offer, I will ask for help If I needed. I think I can do it myself btw ...
The flag idea could be cool, I will try it to see if it gets interesting ...

I agree with cairns, there's nothing that screams Istanbul in the graphical design of the map. Also, I'd argue Gazio is a +3, since it has three borders and four territories. And especially with Esenler there, you could have both with still three borders for a +6 with the current values (which is certainly nowhere near as hard to hold as Fatih!) - it would at least be only +5 with my suggested Gazio value. Also, Guztepe is not worth more than +4 - 4 borders, 5 territories. Honestly, I think you could also stand to raise Fatih and Kadikoy by +1 each, but that's not entirely necessary - use your judgement there.

-Sully

About "Istanbul in the graphical design of the map" refer to my above comment.
About bonuses I think you are right about all of them, I guess others also can comment on bonuses to see if we can get an overall balanced idea ...

Could someone please enlighten me as to the meaning of the "Mh." abbreviation?

I'm not sure but it may be the abbreviation for "Mahale" which means something like a district in English ...
I extracted all names from Google Maps so I'm not sure if they are well spelled or not. You can check it here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Istanbul&hl=en&ie=UTF8&view=map&ftid=0x14caa7040068086b:0xe1ccfe98bc01b0d0&ftt=37&geocode=FdawcQIdQCe6AQ&split=0&sll=41.061768,28.713881&sspn=0.518036,1.485149&iwloc=A&ved=0CA8QpQY&sa=X&ei=jKT_Tc9xje-OB-GZ-JUI

[MrBenn]

Minimise the rotation and crop tightly to the map... If you move the bonus legend on top of the sea area, then you'll have very little wasted space - and it doesn;t matter that the map is smaller than the available canvas... sometimes it's nice to see a map that isn;t overly large

[ISN2]

Minimise the rotation and crop tightly to the map... If you move the bonus legend on top of the sea area, then you'll have very little wasted space - and it doesn;t matter that the map is smaller than the available canvas... sometimes it's nice to see a map that isn;t overly large

Nice idea about moving the note (bonus legend) ...

Shall I go on with these ideas? Aren't there any more?

[MrBenn]

Shall I go on with these ideas? Aren't there any more?

[Bruceswar]

For some reason I am just not feeling this map... Istanbul is not what I think of when I see this map. I am not sure what I think of, but not Istanbul

[AndyDufresne]

For some reason I am just not feeling this map... Istanbul is not what I think of when I see this map. I am not sure what I think of, but not Istanbul

I think the theme, while revolving around Istanbul, as a core, also incorporates the 'traveler-motif'---which I think it develops well. It is not unlike Route 66, which plays on the traveler-motif as well.


--Andy

[ISN2]

Here is the new temp version of large one, let me know if it's cool or if it needs any change so then I can create the small one too ...

Click image to enlarge.

[Victor Sullivan]

I think you can crop out a lot of that empty space at the top.

Second, what does the map underneath say?

-Sully

[DiM]

Second, what does the map underneath say?

-Sully

i think it's supposed to say Turkey Roads but it says Turkay Roads.

[cairnswk]

...
Thanks, about #1, the map idea is a desk with some real maps, a pen and a note on it (The desk of someone who is going to travel to Istanbul maybe), if you look at real maps you can see that a small part of them is the name of the map. I have an old map of Istanbul myself and the folded upper part of it is the name of the map in white with red background and the idea of that name in my map is from there, I guess it's enough but if you think there is really another graphically name/title needed then let me know where and how more specific ...
...

I understand the travellers theme, that's OK. Perhaps a post card of the Santa Sofia (or some other image from Istanbul) sitting under the top right corner with the pen angled over it.
Also, the legend, is that meant to be a ticket or similar? Perhaps it needs a slight enhancement to look like something that a traveller would use.
I hope this helps.

[Industrial Helix]

I'm glad to see this one made it to the forge... it was one of my favorite submissions to the contest.

[$nakeface]

it might be cool if you put some photos of some landmarks from istanbul in the picture, like polaroids scattered on the desk. it'd be a good way to reinforce the 'traveller-motif' while addressing some concerns of the map not having much cultural relevance.

just a suggestion.

[ironsij0287]

it might be cool if you put some photos of some landmarks from istanbul in the picture, like polaroids scattered on the desk. it'd be a good way to reinforce the 'traveller-motif' while addressing some concerns of the map not having much cultural relevance.

just a suggestion.

I like the Polaroid idea. There's a really cool freeware program called Poladroid that can take any image and make it look like a Polaroid photo.

http://www.poladroid.net/

Maybe if you get some images of Istanbul you like you could run it through that and then layer them around the map on the open desk areas. I used Poladroid recently for this map I created for my buddy's bar crawl around Wrigley Field.

[MrBenn]

For some reason I am just not feeling this map... Istanbul is not what I think of when I see this map. I am not sure what I think of, but not Istanbul

Nearly 100 people voted for it in the contest, so the point is moot

I think you can crop out a lot of that empty space at the top.

Rotating the map by another 30ish degrees anticlockwise (so it's tilted slightly the other way) will enable you to crop a bit more tightly, as the background card is less important than the front one.

i think it's supposed to say Turkey Roads but it says Turkay Roads.

That typo needs to be fixed

I understand the travellers theme, that's OK. Perhaps a post card of the Santa Sofia (or some other image from Istanbul) sitting under the top right corner with the pen angled over it.
Also, the legend, is that meant to be a ticket or similar? Perhaps it needs a slight enhancement to look like something that a traveller would use.
I hope this helps.

it might be cool if you put some photos of some landmarks from istanbul in the picture, like polaroids scattered on the desk. it'd be a good way to reinforce the 'traveller-motif' while addressing some concerns of the map not having much cultural relevance.

These are very good suggestions.

[Boler]

This is probably a little late to be said in Final Forge, but I thought it might be amusing if there were some pen scribbles on the map. Well, not accually scribbles, but more of a doodle of a famous landmark in Istanbul where it is on the map. Or perhaps label the Sea of Marmara (at the bottom) or the canal in rushed printing. Or a circle around where his/her hotel is. Like traveller's notes just jotted down on it.

I was just thinking, because there's a pen there...

It would be a big change but I'm just throwing it out there if you want to try it.

[DiM]

For some reason I am just not feeling this map... Istanbul is not what I think of when I see this map. I am not sure what I think of, but not Istanbul

Nearly 100 people voted for it in the contest, so the point is moot

i think what bruceswar wanted to say is that the map does not have an instanbul flavour. nothing turkish about it.

maybe instead of the pen there could be a fez. or perhaps a box of lokum.

[AndyDufresne]

For some reason I am just not feeling this map... Istanbul is not what I think of when I see this map. I am not sure what I think of, but not Istanbul

Nearly 100 people voted for it in the contest, so the point is moot

i think what bruceswar wanted to say is that the map does not have an instanbul flavour. nothing turkish about it.

maybe instead of the pen there could be a fez. or perhaps a box of lokum.

As I mentioned, I think the motif the map incorporates is more the traveler aesthetic, which I think it can develop more. I think the idea of landmarks of Istanbul is a good way to add Turkish flavor, without adding things that are outside of the aesthetic, like a Fez.


--Andy

[zimmah]

Here is the new temp version of large one, let me know if it's cool or if it needs any change so then I can create the small one too ...

Click image to enlarge.

highways are usually numbered.