Classic cities: London [19.2.12] p27

by **ironsij0287** on Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:57 pm

It wouldn't let me unsticky it. I'm just a lowly FA. I don't even have a title under my avatar.

(hangs head, kicks can down the alley)

by **MrBenn** on Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:17 pm

You'll need to make the graphic significantly different from my contest entry, please; especially as I have a further work-in-progress in development

by **natty dread** on Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:38 pm

Excuse me... did you get the copyright on the colour green when I wasn't looking?

by **natty dread** on Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:42 pm

Ah, f*ck it. Bin this.

by **thenobodies80** on Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:57 pm

As requested [moved] to the bin

by **Victor Sullivan** on Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:25 am

Well, this is a shame... You should have come in earlier, MrBenn...

-Sully

by **RjBeals** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:39 am

speaking of that river mr.benn..

by **natty dread** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:43 am

f*ck it, let the haters hate. This is my London.

Click image to enlarge.

by **natty dread** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:47 am

Btw... Move please.

by **Victor Sullivan** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:48 am

Haters be hatin'.

Jack Daniels SAWCE!

Nice to see this back in action.

-Sully

by **gimil** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:03 am

Hi natty,

This has a much more 'British' feel to it now. A few graphical points while you wait on getting this moved by those that run the drafting room.

The British flag contrasts with the Big Ben watermark. I would suggest making the flag similar in tone and transparency to big ben for graphical consistency. You know what I mean?

Also the bonus legends could probably be moved to the bottom right corner to utalise the dead space in that area, also the legends could probably be colour coded with the map for ease of reference (and so they look prettier).

Finally I ain't digging the Font choice for the title. With the semi-British theme you have going on I think a hand writing font would fit the theme much better, perhaps 'Monotype Corsiva'. Let me know what you think.

Nice work,
gimil

by **gimil** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:10 am

p.s. if you are up for downloading font this look like a winner for your map.

http://www.dafont.com/mk-british-writing.font

by **MoB Deadly** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:19 am

This map looks great so far!

by **isaiah40** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:20 am

[MOVED]

New update, moved again!! Can you please update the OP with all of the maps relative information please.

by **koontz1973** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:36 am

natty_dread, nice to see you bring this one back to life. I really like the new colour scheme, getting away from the green was a great idea but South east and North Central look very similar.
North Central, can you rename it just North. Central is not used.
Why Big Ben for the background, I have no problem with it but a lot of people will just ask, so I might as well be first.
Gimil said it, but the title font looks really bad (like something a dog with a bad tummy would do).

by **Seamus76** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:40 am

Very nice work natty, as usual.

I agree with Koontz, the SE and N do look similar, especially Haringey and Camden. They look very much like the SE, and event different than Barnet and Enfield.

by **gimil** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:41 am

koontz1973 wrote:Why Big Ben for the background, I have no problem with it but a lot of people will just ask, so I might as well be first.

Big Ben, is London's most prominent and well known landmark.

by **koontz1973** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:45 am

gimil wrote:
koontz1973 wrote:Why Big Ben for the background, I have no problem with it but a lot of people will just ask, so I might as well be first.

Big Ben, is London's most prominent and well known landmark.

That is debatable.

But as I said, it is natty's choice but like all maps with these landmarks on, people will say why that one.

by **gimil** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:52 am

koontz1973 wrote:
gimil wrote:
koontz1973 wrote:Why Big Ben for the background, I have no problem with it but a lot of people will just ask, so I might as well be first.

Big Ben, is London's most prominent and well known landmark.

That is debatable.

But as I said, it is natty's choice but like all maps with these landmarks on, people will say why that one.

How is that debatable?

by **koontz1973** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:01 am

Simple, when I think of London, I think of many many things, Big Ben is only one of them, but I am not the right person to ask as I am to close to my home city. As an exercise, I will ask my kids at school tomorrow and see what they come up with.

by **Herbas** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:48 am

Maybe it's just me, but I prefer when bonuses are listed in a mini-map with numbers instead of a text list.

Just like this one:

Click image to enlarge.

With so many maps nowadays it's more and more difficult to remember how one or another region is called.

by **gimil** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:01 am

Herbas wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I prefer when bonuses are listed in a mini-map with numbers instead of a text list.

That could work also, natty.

by **Pedronicus** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:48 am

If you want a proper London font - get the London Underground font

http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Unca ... ondon.aspx

If anyone suggests anything different, get them to pm me and i'll gladly tell them to f*ck off all day long.