Lovecraft Country

[ravells]

Here is a map I've done of 'Lovecraft Country' a weave of fact and fiction. See if you can spot the picture of Cthulhu in the map!

[Jaxilon]

Either, the server upgrade lost this one, you are totally messing with me, or you are missing an image.

[ravells]

That is bizarre because I can see it from here!

[Sanderling]

Well, I can see it just fine.

The map itself is very nicely done--a clean style, with a fine period feel yet perfectly trim and readable. Some of the font choices seem more early 21st century than early 20th, but they work very well together. And I can imagine this took a great deal of work, in the researching and the fitting together.

One detail I would note: to an American eye, "m2" reads as "meters squared," which would make this a decidedly Lilliputian region. I assume you mean square miles, and "mi2" might remove the ambiguity.

[tainotim]

Awesome map Ravells! The sort of rustic simplicity in the style, while yet having tons of details, really feels Lovecraft to me.

Great work.

Cheers,
Tainotim

[Sapiento]

Very fine map! Simple, clean, very good to read.

[ravells]

Thanks everyone! And especially to Sanderling. Interesting about your thoughts on the fonts. In fact the one I was using for the towns was late 19C (so a bit too early), so I've swapped it out for Rockwell which is more in keeping. Which ones do you think look too modern? I've tried to use fonts from the time but if they are giving the impression of too much modernity and killing the feel I can look at them again.

Best

Ravi

[Diamond]

Ravs, this is incredible! I'm not a huge HPL fan, but every once in a while I'll delve into the mythos, and this nails the atmosphere perfectly.

I have two nitpicks, the second being incredibly small:

1. I think all the fonts in the title box look good individually, it's just that there's too many of 'em.
2. The placement of 'Salisbury' near the top of the map: the 'Y' at the end perfectly overlaps the shoreline, and it's hard at first glance to see what's going on there. Maybe move the label slightly left or right?

[Robulous]

1. I think all the fonts in the title box look good individually, it's just that there's too many of 'em.

I'll just concur - absolutely fabulous map, I love it. There's just too many different fonts in the title box - five? Two styles should be your maximum imho, though I'll admit many contemporary publications were pretty dreadful about using a mess of different fonts, so maybe your approach is accurate!

[arsheesh]

Beautiful work Ravs!

Cheers,
-Arsheesh