[Official] British Isles REVAMP [Quenched]

hulmey · Post by **hulmey** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:39 pm

i agree with andy

Make Ireland, greener

Post by **iancanton** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:29 pm

iancanton wrote:as mentioned before, can we rename “cheshire” as “west midlands”, then expand west midlands to include staffordshire, warwickshire, herefordshire and worcestershire, then redraw the southern england continent to exclude cheshire (which is culturally part of the north of england), then expand “lancashire” to include cheshire? the “west midlands” territory then becomes identical to the government office region of the same name.

a similar renaming can be done for “midland” to “east midlands”, which will include derbyshire, nottinghamshire, leicestershire, rutland and northamptonshire, again following the government office regional boundary (excluding lincolnshire). in this way, the borders have some basis in reality, rather than being drawn at random.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/gor.asp

ian.

we're still waiting for west midlands and east midlands to appear.

the isle of skye needs to be detached from the southern highlands.

ian.

Balsiefen · Post by **Balsiefen** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:33 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:I'd also consider either adding more "The's" to the various water names or remove the ones from "The Atlantic Ocean," "The North Sea," and "The English Channel," so there is a uniformity.

I would say remove them, its very rare on a map that you get a the before a sea name.

And love how its going gimil

MrBenn · Post by **MrBenn** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:05 pm

Gimil - it's looking good.

Just got two comments...

1. In Northern Ireland and Connaught there are some bluey pixels (I guess they're water) that look a bit out of place (ie, you haven;t done that for any other bodies of inland water)

2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)

Other than that,

WidowMakers · Post by **WidowMakers** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:27 pm

I remember reading a post that said the army circles were not round.

I think that is due to the fact that they are under the border glow layer in the photoshop file.
Dumfries, Cumberland and Clwyd are good examples.

Try putting the army circle layer on the top of everything else and the problem should go away.

WM

a-person1192 · Post by **a-person1192** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:30 pm

looks so much better than the original

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:07 pm

I hope i didnt miss anyones comments.

Coleman · Post by **Coleman** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:08 pm

Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.

rebelman · Post by **rebelman** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:12 pm

Coleman wrote:Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.

its far worse than that is actually 650x 676 lol

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:13 pm

Coleman wrote:Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.

bollocks lol, i was to bust maknig sure it was within the 9% difference range i made it to big lol

yeti_c · Post by **yeti_c** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:14 pm

rebelman wrote:
Coleman wrote:Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.

its far worse than that is actually 650x 676 lol

He's right you know!!

C.

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:18 pm

I think ill take the army circles out, theres very little space for terr names.

MrBenn · Post by **MrBenn** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:18 pm

MrBenn wrote:
2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)

Other than that,

Other than that,

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:25 pm

MrBenn wrote:
MrBenn wrote:
2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)

Other than that,

Other than that,

lol im not ignoreing you

I just dont know who to make desent dashed curved lines in photoshop, im experimenting

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:06 pm

The current order in the legend, what is it suppose to reflect? What about a top down order?:

--Andy

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:08 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:The current order in the legend, what is it suppose to reflect? What about a top down order?:
Scotland
Ireland
North England
South England
Wales
Land's End

--Andy

sure why not

altohugh i rather:

Scotland
Ireland
Wales
North England
South England
Land's End

keep all the english continents together.

yeti_c · Post by **yeti_c** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:10 pm

gimil wrote:
AndyDufresne wrote:The current order in the legend, what is it suppose to reflect? What about a top down order?:
Scotland
Ireland
North England
South England
Wales
Land's End

--Andy

sure why not

altohugh i rather:

Scotland
Ireland
Wales
North England
South England
Land's End

keep all the english continents together.

Concur with Gimil

C.

MrBenn · Post by **MrBenn** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:20 pm

Just a thought - since North England has been renamed, is it worth remaing 'Lands End' at the same time?

Some suggestions have already been mentioned:

Any others?

WidowMakers · Post by **WidowMakers** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:32 pm

gimil wrote:
MrBenn wrote:
MrBenn wrote:
2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)

Other than that,

Other than that,

lol im not ignoreing you I just dont know who to make desent dashed curved lines in photoshop, im experimenting

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/dashed-lines-in-photoshop.html

edbeard · Post by **edbeard** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:54 pm

is there really a need for the large map to be that big?

could you have your small map be the large version (or something slightly larger), and just make another smaller map?

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:27 pm

edbeard wrote:is there really a need for the large map to be that big?

could you have your small map be the large version (or something slightly larger), and just make another smaller map?

The current small is a bit cramped, the large is a little larger than it needs to, but is that really a problem? I can understand trying to minimisw the small for those with smaller resolutions, but the big is around to be an alternative for those who want a more comfortable map.

WidowMakers · Post by **WidowMakers** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:24 am

Just bumping this issue forward again.

WidowMakers wrote:I remember reading a post that said the army circles were not round.

I think that is due to the fact that they are under the border glow layer in the photoshop file.
Dumfries, Cumberland and Clwyd are good examples.

Try putting the army circle layer on the top of everything else and the problem should go away.

WM

edbeard · Post by **edbeard** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:00 am

just a 'you didn't respond to all my comments on page 22 so I'm going to repost them' post.

edbeard wrote:it looks weird that the border on ireland, the river I guess, has a thin border whereas the rest of the island is thick green.

any other ideas as to what to do with Hadrian's Wall? I just seems a little too simple. I know that's kinda the theme, but it just doesn't seem to work.

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:27 am

sorry edbeard,

for the boarders i tried to make them flow into each other a little better, ill try to tweek them a little.

As for hadrians, i dont really have an idea for it jsut noe, so youll have to bear with me until i thik of somthing.

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:27 am

WidowMakers wrote:Just bumping this issue forward again.
WidowMakers wrote:I remember reading a post that said the army circles were not round.

I think that is due to the fact that they are under the border glow layer in the photoshop file.
Dumfries, Cumberland and Clwyd are good examples.

Try putting the army circle layer on the top of everything else and the problem should go away.

WM

I did move the layer