Room for improvement?

Kenneth Feller

I've created a map for my book that I'm publishing this year. The colour version will be for my website/eBook, while the B&W will be for print.

Suggestions for improvement will be appreciated.

Loopysue

They look good to me :)

I am a little concerned about the way the grey tone one will turn out in print. This style isn't designed specifically for BW reproduction and may look a little flat unless the printing quality and the paper are both pretty good. Try printing it out on paper of similar quality first. If it looks bad, try increasing the contrast a little, or even using a tone curve on it in a bitmap editor.

KertDawg

These look great! I think they will work out well. I love when authors have maps (and pronunciation guides) in books.

One piece of advice: consult whoever is doing the printing. To me, it never hurts. I'd never be able to do it myself.

Don Anderson Jr.

I was going to say that the Ocean does look flat in black and white. But didn't want to leave a negative comment. (Didn't know how to word it correctly.)

Maybe try change that Ocean fill or the scale of it, until it hits just right.

Wyvern

Looks good, although I do like the Herwin Wielink style anyway, so may be biased!

I'd be inclined to adjust the visibility for the "Nihil River" and "The Fence" text labels, as they're not quite clear enough currently.

It may be worth adjusting the edge effects on the inland watercourses and lake too, as they're getting rather lost currently, especially on the B&W version. Something a bit darker/sharper may help "sit them down" into the landscape a little more.

JulianDracos

I am actually fine with the ocean. However, the lake looks flat both in color and B&W. I also don't think I like the shape of it for some reason.

The land glow is diminished too much in the B&W so you might want to turn that up a bit.

This is my preference, but I like the trees better than the tree fills for this style. So you may consider deleting it and adding in the tree symbols.