How do you like your maps?

[Tonguez]

Personally I don't do any maps
instead I use a grid and draw a rough outline of the land and then use each speace as a reference point to describe any particular terrain feature and potential/random encounter.
this leaves my need to set locations vague and gives the PCs the task of exploring the unknown and giving it concrete form.

 

[Cor Azer]

As a DM, I prefer (nay, demand!) my maps to be accurate (for use as play accessories) and detailed (i.e. as many things named as is reasonable) but with minimal text on the map itself (though fanciful text on the map itself is also fine if it isn't intrusive).

For those who prefer minimal text on a map, has anyone tried using transparency overlays? Have the map be just terrain/features, but then have an extra overlay with just the text?

And what Mercule said regarding computer-generated. If they look like they were, then that is, indeed, a huge turn-off.

I'm not sure what you guys mean by this. Are you just referring to random fractal-based maps, or just any map drawn on a printer?