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 Sixth World Almanac preview pic up, Just how pretty is that map? |
 Jun 17 2010, 11:57 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392  |
I just received a preview pic of the Sixth World Almanac--it's up on the website, so take a look. Just a note--that's not a final print on the right, it's the cover stuck on some dummy pages. Hope you like the looks of it!
Jason H. |
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Jun 18 2010, 12:02 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 604 Joined: 1-December 08 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 16,646 |
It's a pretty map.
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Jun 18 2010, 12:15 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,768 Joined: 31-October 08 From: Redmond (Yes, really) Member No.: 16,558 |
Looks nummy.
I want one. |
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Jun 18 2010, 12:18 AM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
Is the map included in the .pdf? Any chance we can purchase copies of the map separately?
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Jun 18 2010, 12:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392 |
QUOTE (Method @ Jun 17 2010, 07:18 PM)  Is the map included in the .pdf? Any chance we can purchase copies of the map separately? Both good questions. I think the map will be with the PDF, but I don't believe we are planning to sell the map separately. But plans can change--I'll run it up the flagpole. Jason H. |
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Jun 18 2010, 12:49 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 16-February 09 Member No.: 16,879 |
Ooo - the map is cool. Didn't know it would be fold out. Nice.
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Jun 18 2010, 12:57 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,768 Joined: 31-October 08 From: Redmond (Yes, really) Member No.: 16,558 |
Yeah, we've been needing a good map update for a LOOOOONG time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)
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Jun 18 2010, 02:23 AM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
QUOTE (JM Hardy @ Jun 17 2010, 06:24 PM) But plans can change--I'll run it up the flagpole. Awesome! And thanks in advance. As a collector I just don't see paying 50$ for this book and then tacking that map up my wall or even taking to the table to be molested. But if I could shelf one with the book and buy one for use that would be sweet. Printing one from the PDF is a viable alternative but it wouldn't be nearly as purdy. |
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Jun 18 2010, 03:48 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,989 Joined: 28-July 09 From: Somewhere along the brazilian coast Member No.: 17,437 |
What is the size of the map? By the looks, it seems it is A2 paper, right? I don't know, you can go to a professional ploter and get a map on good quality paper for less than U$15 (comparing to current brazilian currency). If you consider that 30% of the book's cost is the map, it doesn't look so expensive to me.
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Jun 18 2010, 03:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392 |
QUOTE (Brazilian_Shinobi @ Jun 17 2010, 10:48 PM) What is the size of the map? By the looks, it seems it is A2 paper, right? I don't know, you can go to a professional ploter and get a map on good quality paper for less than U$15 (comparing to current brazilian currency). If you consider that 30% of the book's cost is the map, it doesn't look so expensive to me. Yeah, I was talking to my wife about it--she recently had some posters made of her art at a price that seemed sensible. I'll definitely keep poking around on this. Jason H. |
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Jun 18 2010, 04:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
That map is not the territory.
But it is f!cking awesome! |
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Jun 18 2010, 02:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 748 Joined: 22-April 07 From: Vermont Member No.: 11,507 |
A couple critiques of a map that does look nice overall.
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Jun 18 2010, 04:24 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
QUOTE (Brazilian_Shinobi @ Jun 18 2010, 05:48 AM) What is the size of the map? By the looks, it seems it is A2 paper, right? I don't know, you can go to a professional ploter and get a map on good quality paper for less than U$15 (comparing to current brazilian currency). If you consider that 30% of the book's cost is the map, it doesn't look so expensive to me. A1, and filled with colour. Yet 50$ for the map alone is too much. |
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Jun 18 2010, 04:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 858 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Braunschweig, North German League, Allied German States Member No.: 5,537 |
I wonder if that map correctly reflects the new shape of the North Sea coastline after the massive changes caused by the Black Tide in 2011 (half of the Netherlands and parts of northern Germany submerged).
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Jun 18 2010, 04:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 427 Joined: 24-June 09 From: Earth...I hope... Member No.: 17,317 |
That map looks pretty sweet, but I'm more interested in the book itself. Do we have an estimated Street Date? This is certainly one thing I'm looking forward to purchasing right away!
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Jun 18 2010, 08:10 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392 |
QUOTE (Mr. Mage @ Jun 18 2010, 11:33 AM) That map looks pretty sweet, but I'm more interested in the book itself. Do we have an estimated Street Date? This is certainly one thing I'm looking forward to purchasing right away! I'm not allowed to estimate street dates. Sorry! Jason H. |
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Jun 18 2010, 08:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 427 Joined: 24-June 09 From: Earth...I hope... Member No.: 17,317 |
QUOTE (JM Hardy @ Jun 18 2010, 04:10 PM) I'm not allowed to estimate street dates. Sorry! Jason H. Oh poo! Not even a street year? Guess I'll have to keep a lookout on the website then... |
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Jun 18 2010, 10:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 11-April 10 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 18,443 |
Somebody didn't put away their legos.
Mesh |
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Jun 18 2010, 10:20 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,705 Joined: 5-October 09 From: You are in a clearing Member No.: 17,722 |
QUOTE (MJBurrage @ Jun 18 2010, 07:37 AM) Why was a Mercator Projection used? It wastes a lot of paper space on the far north, and as a result compresses the most interesting portions of the map. Yeah... seems like the Greenlanders are getting a bit too much play. |
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Jun 18 2010, 10:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 11-April 10 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 18,443 |
QUOTE (MJBurrage @ Jun 18 2010, 10:37 AM) [*]Why was a Mercator Projection used? It wastes a lot of paper space on the far north, and as a result compresses the most interesting portions of the map.[list] That's the first thought I had when I saw it, but the target audience is American. We like the simple pleasures in life... like squares and rectangles. It's natural that way... like the Earth itself. So save your "mercators" and your "prime meridians" and your fancy oval Earths for the European version, ok? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Mesh |
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Jun 18 2010, 11:51 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 23-October 09 Member No.: 17,787 |
Is this going to be a hardback? The cover art looks great btw, who did it?
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Jun 18 2010, 11:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392 |
QUOTE (Congzilla @ Jun 18 2010, 06:51 PM) Is this going to be a hardback? The cover art looks great btw, who did it? Yes, this will be hardback. The art is by the fabulous Echo Chernik, who also did the much-discussed Attitude cover. Jason H. |
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Jun 19 2010, 01:41 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 23-October 09 Member No.: 17,787 |
QUOTE (JM Hardy @ Jun 18 2010, 06:59 PM) Yes, this will be hardback. The art is by the fabulous Echo Chernik, who also did the much-discussed Attitude cover. Jason H. I like that cover a lot as well. The pose looks accurate to me. looking at the close ups on her web page I think really shows off how good it actually is. Close ups. |
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Jun 19 2010, 03:49 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,051 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
QUOTE (Mesh @ Jun 18 2010, 11:27 PM) That's the first thought I had when I saw it, but the target audience is American. We like the simple pleasures in life... like squares and rectangles. Mercator maps certainly have their advantages, extrapolating coordinates from a rectangular grid is...oh wait, the "map" doesn't have a bloody grid, probably that clutter on the eastern seaboard (if a world map shows more detail than the regional map in the BBB, you're doing something wrong) was deemed more important. |
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Jun 19 2010, 07:29 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
QUOTE (Congzilla @ Jun 19 2010, 03:41 AM) I like that cover a lot as well. IMHO, It's too cluttered and too dependent on details that won't show up on the actual book due to resolution restrictions. And the loss of details will make it look strange – which is a bit strange, too, since the rest of his work is much more stylized. |
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