Dreighul Iljain

[Voolf]

This one looks so cool. You did great job with that pixel art.

Yeah, I had the same issue. Also, since the rest of your map is pixelated, why not do the same to your labels? It'd fit wonderfully!

I am afraid it would not if the labels are so small. I like pixelart, but pixelized fonts are no no to me

Anyway great map

[Ifrix]

Thanks everyone

The font is actually a "pixel font" but at a different resolution to the map (otherwise it would either be huge or unreadable). Made a new version at 200% with lighter font colours:


(also, is there a way to move this thread to "Finished Maps"?)

[Caenwyr]

Thanks everyone

The font is actually a "pixel font" but at a different resolution to the map (otherwise it would either be huge or unreadable). Made a new version at 200% with lighter font colours (...)

Hah, for a minute I thought you'd resized the labels, but seems like you resized the whole lot! I'm afraid that doesn't really solve the issue, since many of the labels are still difficult to read, especially the more complex characters such as ae. Maybe it's the typeface rather than the font size?

Personally I think this map is so awesome it warrants a bit more playing around with the font to get it really right. There's other pixel fonts out there, just check out this link to get a nice little overview of what's out there. Personally (but who am I, I have zero experience with pixel art!) I'd go with a more simple typeface so as not to distract your viewers. You want them to fall in love with the map, not spend time on deciphering the labels. For example, I think that town on the northern island is called Hjuhnaec, but I'm not entirely sure due to the loopy typeface.

Also, consider doing all the on-land labels in (off-)white, and using uppercase vs lowercase to distinguish between region names and city names. The colours you're using right now are maybe a bit too similar, AND they don't stand out enough from the (otherwise wonderful) background.

That being said, I have to repeat that I love this map, and I gotta say I really like that language you have going on. I has elements from Celtic languages and others are straight from Scandinavia. Is there a conlang behind it (or is it an actual language that I'm too dense too recognise)? Either way it's great!