Monument Valley

[BuildingUp]

I love those maps, they remind me of when I used to draw out maps on paper when I was younger of cities.

Brilliant! 

[nedalezz]

Very original, and quite eye candyish, maps!

[ecoba]

Just wonderful work, Geoff. I like the added detail that the trees on the map provide.

Ethan

[Tomas Neto]

Geoff, my friend, awesome again!!! I liked a lot of this way of do the maps!!! Impressive!!! Which programs you utilize to do the maps?

[calibanX]

Geoff, my friend, awesome again!!! I liked a lot of this way of do the maps!!! Impressive!!! Which programs you utilize to do the maps?

I'm glad you like the new map. I'm using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. The roads were laid out in InDesign and I then transferred the image into Photoshop to do the remainder of the work. I'm really wishing I had Adobe Illustrator. It would have made the process much easier.

Thanks for stopping in Tomas.

Geoff

[Engorn]

Very nices shots and very nice maps too. I loved them.

[Toichus Maximus]

Hey caliban, gotta say, you have a fantastic region going here. Excellent use of maps too!

I do have a quick question. Has the model for fort bly been released or is it one of your own models? I've been poking around for something like that for a while.

[calibanX]

Hey caliban, gotta say, you have a fantastic region going here. Excellent use of maps too!

I do have a quick question. Has the model for fort bly been released or is it one of your own models? I've been poking around for something like that for a while.

Thanks Toichus Maximus. I'm glad you're enjoying Monument Valley. That model has been released on a latin Sim City site. Here is the link; Castillo de San Fernando

[Toichus Maximus]

Thanks so much! Looking forward to more updates! 

[calibanX]

Will (penguin007): Thanks Will. I'm glad to have you here in Monument Valley.

Connor: I'm glad you like the colors. Pink and red weren't my first choices but they seem to work well together.

BuildingUp: I used to do the same. Computers have brought incredible capabilities haven't they?

nedalezz: I like your description of the maps as eye candy. That's a good description of what I'm trying to accomplish throughout this entire Mayor Diary. Thanks for stopping by and please come again.

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks again Ethan. More detail to come. I plan on cramming as much information into this map as I can.

Tomas (Tomas Neto): It's always good to see you stopping by with your great enthusiasm Tomas. Thanks again for your continued support.

Engorn: Thank you very much Engorn. I'm glad you enjoyed the map.

Toichus Maximus: Thanks again for stopping by and for your comments. I'll be curious to see your use of the castle/fort.




The details on the map are coming along nicely. I'm hoping to get as much information into the map as I can. This next pic should give an idea as to where I'm headed with the project. Still a lot to do.





See you all soon.

Geoff

[Battlecat]

Very professional looking work!  Looking forward to seeing more of these!

[nedalezz]

Sigh, if only I had map making talent like that. Seriously, it looks great. Cant wait for the full update.

[djvandrake]

Another fantastic map.    Are making a legend for key buildings in your city?  If so, Quite a project. 

[kwakelaar]

I like the relief that you are using for the buildings, but for the trees I am not entirely convinced. To me they are dominating your maps a little. The red buildings are I assume public buildings and are therefore important and the rest of your map is rather subtle.
Still it is looking very nice the way you are making these maps.

[art128]

Great map there Geoff !

I really love the style you used in that map, very creative. Once again I think I'll take it as an inspiration for my upcoming maps of the my city..    I think the grey points line is a aerial metro line, right ?  Greatly done.

I hope to see more soon ! 

Arthur.

[Tomas Neto]

Yeah, fantastic again, Geoff!!! 
Thanks for telling me the programs that you use to make the maps!!!

[M.M.Malwin]

I like the overall presentation of your region. It is very varied and exciting! Your maps are fabulous. Very nice work!   

[Schulmanator]

Great maps! 

[calibanX]

Battlecat: Thanks Battlecat. Well, here is the map. I may or may not do another one. I'm thinking it's onto something else frankly. The time investment is a bit much. Thanks for your continued support!

nedalezz: Actually, I have no map making training. It only takes a little artistic ability. I've been watching Nesara and artistic talent is something you definitely have in abundance.

djvandrake: I'm definitely making a legend for key buildings. I would love to take it further, any ideas?

kwakelaar: Thank you for your criticism and for your compliments. You made me stop and reevaluate. I made the decision to keep the current design. My thoughts were that the teaser pictures I posted of the map were of small snapshots of the map where the trees were, in my opinion, not as attractive as in other areas of the map. For instance, the downtown area has trees in straight lines. Those straight lined trees draw attention to themselves and are not quite as aesthetic as the tree patterns in other areas. I hope this makes some sense. I guess I'm saying that I agree with you and am hoping that looking at the final product you'll appreciate the overall simplicity of the trees. They were designed to fade into the background.

Arthur (art128): Thanks Arthur. I look forward to seeing your maps. I've always said that imitation is the best form of flattery. Take what you like and go for it. I may have to copy the improvements you make on my maps 

Tomas Neto: Thanks again for visiting Tomas. I'm always happy to help!

M.M.Malwin: I'm glad you've enjoyed looking through Monument Valley. It's great to have you here.

Bruce (Schulmanator): Thanks Bruce! Great to see you here. I'll see you at the party 




The Big Fork Metropolitan Area is actually five zones or Counties with the city of Big Fork at it's core. This map shows the city of Big Fork and parts of the five surrounding counties that are socially and economically integrated into the Big Fork metro area.


34.1
Downtown Big Fork


34.2
Eastern Suburbs


34.3
Northeast


34.4
Big Fork Map

Thank you for stopping friends.

Geoff

[BuildingUp]

Where to start; I love the map! It's very unique!

I love the downtown area too, it's really good. That tall blue building, what is it?

The suburbs are great, very realistic. I also really dig' the road layout.