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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 3188764" data-attributes="member: 7533">You might try using a dashed line -- especially if you can make it just a little less ruler-straight -- that might make it a little more obvious as a border.It could be...  I know I've noticed variations in color between my monitor at home and my monitor at work.  My home monitor is much darker.Here's what I see from my monitor at work with regards to labels...Map 1:"Magocracy of Thricia" is hard for me to look at as orange and red.  It hurts my eyes.The city names are pretty good, though the vivid red in conjunction with the unalloyed black can be a bit tricky in spots.  The same goes for "Kingdom of the Red God of the West", though that particular label is much more legible than in the first version.The Sea Labels...  There's too much bling on these. I see outlining, embossing and drop shadows. It clutters up the labels and makes them difficult to read. Try it without the embossing and the shadow.Map 2:The labels don't stand out...  The grey tone you used for the sea labels on this one are fairly bland.  I'm not hot on the magenta-pink title, but that's just my personal preference toward the title.  I'm not certain if it's the style you want, but here's something I've found that works very well for labels...  Use a very dark -- almost black -- color for the actual text.  Then, use the almost white version of that color as a very thin outer glow to highlight it.  It works a little better if the contrast between text and outline is a contrast of intensity, rather than a contrast of color.Also, don't be afraid to fill the map spaces with the labels.  A lot of your non-city labels could easily be doubled or tripled in point-size.  For multi-word labels, pop half the label down to a second line. Make them as big as possible, while still fitting into the territory that they represent.Also, also, use the transform function to rotate your labels. Use the Text tool options to bend the text around obstacles. What you did with "The Kingdom of the Red God of the West" is a good example...  but more.By the by, I really like what you did with the water...  I might have to try that next time I make a map.  It's a nice effect.</blockquote>

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