Probably i will skip the border, it was just a test and just wanted see the reaction using it. Maybe it can get better, but probably i still need some skill to make it fits with a primary image.

Quote Originally Posted by waldronate View Post
The major elements of the map don't harmonize, though. The hand-drawn elements have a different character than the obviously mechanical labels, and the wood has completely different characteristics from the others. It looks a bit jumbled, which distracts me from the nice artwork in the main body of the map area.
You mean the boxes where i labeled. i felt it too, looks quite artificial, but i dunno how to improve it using Photoshop tools. Probably draw it manually?

Quote Originally Posted by Chashio View Post
For the map info stuff, I might be tempted to put a neat line border around each chunk (top right, bottom left, and bottom right not including the circle, and maybe the title too) and perhaps add a low opacity white fill inside them to give them a little more polish. But that's me.
Max was trying to say something like this too, when i try use anytype of box, i lose the way that i am trying to follow. Look ths maps that i am using as reference, none using significant boxes

http://library.nao.ac.jp/kichou/arch...2776/00001.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WzN3JMZpmG...i+hokkaido.jpg
http://www.tanaka-kunitaka.net/takes...hi-1835/05.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3WPtYzcddk...18239_1632.jpg

Thank you all for the comments