how the bleedin hell does a bugger sign up... hope this is it

The last four responses have really blown this thing wide open. So I'm not going to quote any particular comments here. I just have to say - Peter Gibbons and I are in complete, total, and utter agreement. koontz1973, I know you have good intentions - all of your feedback thus far has been ...

Here are my graphic notes - all constructive, take or leave:

Saw the star in the 'O' mentioned... I like it. The blue seems too strong for the overall pallette though.

Nice title font... BUT the 'E' is hard to read because of where the "arms" fall against the tri-color background. You could make ...

Unfortunately there is a pervasive feeling that all new maps coming out need to be different in some way, (all I hear is "more complicated") but I agree with you that most players like these standard gameplay maps and are getting bored with the current ones. There is a place for complicated maps ...

...if you end up getting frustrated and don't see a second map (on the same territory) through, we would be left with an incomplete map of DC. I think you make a very good point that you could do a second map of the more touristy areas (the "Federal City," if you will), that includes monuments and ...

Anacostia to Southwest would have my preference to avoid too much dominance of Bolling. Someone else might have a different opinion though.
I'll try that.

What can you do to make this map stand out from the many other city maps we already have?
This map is intentionally basic. I'm biased but I ...

Personally I think having the docks all connect and attack each other makes for a more interesting gameplay avenue. But I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this. As well as what designates how a dock is in a body of water. For ex. St Lawrence is pointing left so my thought would be it would ...

Seeing this for the first time... my initial thought is, I don't know if I'll ever be strategic enough to play these kinds of maps... but it looks great! Unique concept, very nice graphics. For the advanced maps, this is a cool addition.

Also, aesthetically, while I like the clean feel of the map, I must say that the color scheme and tone immediately reminds me of the Germany map. I know they aren't exactly the same and others might not feel they are that close, but I just wanted to point that out. I think some changes in color ...

... changed the Deck legend text to say "All docks connect, and border Small Boats within their bodies of water".
Hi Seamus76, I like the map so far, well done. The above is confusing though - do docks connect only in their body of water, or to ALL other docks? Sounded like the feedback was that ...

It seems to me 4-corner borders are a no-no, so I think the point connecting South-West, Navy Yard, Anacostia, and Bolling needs to be changed.
Got it, yeah that doesn't work. I'll alter the border between Bolling and Anacostia... for playability, do you think Bolling should touch Navy Yard, or ...

800 is the height. {...} bonus numbers on the text part of the mini map is bad. Ward numbers on the main map is also bad. Too much information leads to confusion.
Ok right... so the next version will be 640x800px. Will fix bonus/ward numbers.

Confusion vs. information... one of my favorite graphs ...

Welcome to the foundry brhiba!! This is a good looking first draft. {...}
Thanks much. As for Photoshop, I have CS6 too... I'm sure I could use some advanced tips, we can compare notes.

Mini map looks good but the text next to it is badly worded. Get rid of the numbers on the right and just have ...

Yes, yes, yes! This is exactly the sort of map I was envisaging--at least insofar as gameplay goes!
Glad you approve thus far. Looking forward to your feedback.

Go DOOD! I'll play it!
Thanks for the support!

Are we to glean from the title that there will be a District of Columbia 2.0?
Yes ...

Map Name: District of Columbia
Mapmaker: brhiba
Number of Territories: 44
Number of Regions: 8
Special Features: none (aside from region bonuses)
What Makes This Map Worthy: *bias alert* There are currently no maps of Washington, D.C. – one of the greatest, most powerful cities of all time ...