Sounds like there is interest in expanding this into something that would be suitable for an annual. I think if I did that I would want to make them more compatible to current mapping styles. Maybe make them a bit more hand drawn looking while still keeping the same level of detail. Scale bars are needed, and I like Remy's idea of legend boxes too.

I'll experiment and come back to see what you think.

@Simon Rogers I draw them by hand, scan them, use photoshop for coloration, then upload them to several AI image to image generators until I get something that resembles my original hand sketch. Then back to photoshop to clean up the AI sloppiness.

I have been doing a lot of design and art for my gaming world lately. Not a lot of mapping.

One thing I've been doing is making specialized compass roses for regions of my world. I'm not sure how well these would work for anyone else, but if you would like me to make them available for your use, I can try posting them here. I am just starting to make scale bars to go along with them, so have nothing to show for that yet.

Let me know if you would find them useful.

So sad to hear this. Jim was a very important part of this community and I will truly miss his kindness and creativity.

@Monsen Yes, an Atlas competition in his honor. Perhaps using the classic CC2 styles?

I haven't seen JimP around for a long while. Has anyone heard from him? He was always so active for so many years that his absence seems unusual. Of course, we all take a break from time to time, so perhaps my concern is unfounded.