Comments on: Humility is a Hill in Pennsylvania http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/ Thoughts on Digital Media and History Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:10:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Misha Griffith http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4585 Misha Griffith Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:32:16 +0000 http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4585 Ken--what style! I mean, really, you captured a real 19th century feel on the Gettysburg map, yet your Washington DC has a very retro/modern attitude. Did you mainly use the angle tool to straighten your lines? I am working the same type of gridwork on Prague, a renaissance city, and I found too many sharp angles give a less-than-accurate look. But with your stylization, it looks hot! Ken–what style! I mean, really, you captured a real 19th century feel on the Gettysburg map, yet your Washington DC has a very retro/modern attitude. Did you mainly use the angle tool to straighten your lines? I am working the same type of gridwork on Prague, a renaissance city, and I found too many sharp angles give a less-than-accurate look. But with your stylization, it looks hot!

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Yours looks a lot like what I did, only on a somewhat smaller scale and you put in a key. I didn’t think about a key. Anyway, nice job. Looks like everyone can hand draw better than I. I think I’ll stick to computers.

BTW, I also ended up having to use multiple layers to make things work.

]]> By: Ken Albers http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4447 Ken Albers Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:12:34 +0000 http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4447 @Tad-Thanks! @John-Thanks, as well. Who knew hills lent themselves so well to punnery? Regarding the DC Map, I did use the pen tool throughout, since there was the occasional curve, but I often held down shift to ensure a straight line when it was vertical or horizontal. Maybe the grass is always greener, but I think your Illustrator map of Boston is better than mine. Love the use of the gradient. in the buildings. @Don-I constructed the map in a series of layers, one for each different color used. I left the background layer blank, so the streets simply filled in as white around the city blocks ( and the other objects). But I found it easier to organize everything using different layers for each color. @Tad-Thanks!

@John-Thanks, as well. Who knew hills lent themselves so well to punnery? Regarding the DC Map, I did use the pen tool throughout, since there was the occasional curve, but I often held down shift to ensure a straight line when it was vertical or horizontal. Maybe the grass is always greener, but I think your Illustrator map of Boston is better than mine. Love the use of the gradient. in the buildings.

@Don-I constructed the map in a series of layers, one for each different color used. I left the background layer blank, so the streets simply filled in as white around the city blocks ( and the other objects). But I found it easier to organize everything using different layers for each color.

]]> By: Don http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4444 Don Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:31:54 +0000 http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4444 I like how you constructed DC in Illustrator. The fill definitely creates a better representation of a crowded city. I'm curious about how you did the lattice of streets and filled blocks. Did you use a mask? How did you build the layers? I like how you constructed DC in Illustrator. The fill definitely creates a better representation of a crowded city. I’m curious about how you did the lattice of streets and filled blocks. Did you use a mask? How did you build the layers?

]]> By: John Henry http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4432 John Henry Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:44:03 +0000 http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4432 Ken, Your hand drawn map was awesome. I gave up trying to do the hills for the very reason you said. Tyring to get the lines and textures seemed a 'hill too far,' for me to climb. On your DC map, did you mostly use the rectangle tool and not the pen tool? I believe that should have been my choice also, your map looks a lot more polished. Looking at your map, I realize I forgot to include a legend with my map. Ken,
Your hand drawn map was awesome. I gave up trying to do the hills for the very reason you said. Tyring to get the lines and textures seemed a ‘hill too far,’ for me to climb. On your DC map, did you mostly use the rectangle tool and not the pen tool? I believe that should have been my choice also, your map looks a lot more polished. Looking at your map, I realize I forgot to include a legend with my map.

]]> By: Tad http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4431 Tad Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:41:18 +0000 http://historiarum.org/2007/10/09/humility-is-a-hill-in-pennsylvania/#comment-4431 I don't know, I think your DC map looks quite nice. I don’t know, I think your DC map looks quite nice.

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