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cheers dude just a quick question ? i think i read that this can only be printed poster size ? so what is the use of this map ? to go on a phone ? ie to make the most out of it .

Well done on your hard work by the way and this is no way a dig i would just like to know the practical use of your map ?

Thanks dude respect

Good stuff. Loads up fine on my Nexus one

Actually feel confident enough to find Katsu without wasting half a day looking for it now

Cheers

cisco wrote:cheers dude just a quick question ? i think i read that this can only be printed poster size ? so what is the use of this map ? to go on a phone ? ie to make the most out of it .

Well done on your hard work by the way and this is no way a dig i would just like to know the practical use of your map ?

Thanks dude respect

No worries cisco
To answer your question, the map is a hobby that has progressively got out of control over the past 10 years or so. The very first map I made back then was simply a very small part of my graphic design portfolio involving an aspect of web design. I graduated in graphic design many years ago and after that, spent a while teaching myself web design in my spare time and after visiting Amsterdam and falling in love with the place, I wanted to map the city for the best places to see upon each visit.

Nowadays, I don't work in the graphic design industry directly and all this is nothing but a hobby and thought instead of keeping my creations to myself and folio, why not share it with others and I'm happy doing this, as far as the map is concerned. Apart from the map web site, I have another web site with my weird and wonderful general art and graphic design work displayed, but as I'm a bit of a creative, artistic and self-effacing person, I like to keep that site private and as a result, it really makes no odds to me if I display the Amsterdam map on it's own or not, if truth has it, as all my creations are on one particular site anyway.

I could have easily made a map in Adobe Photoshop but as I know how to use parts of Macromedia Flash, I decided to stick with that as you can do so much more interactive tricks with this software. I think we can all agree that Google maps is awesome, however it still doesn't display what we all want to see, at a quick glance as such. Not only that, I can finally walk/cycle the city with all the information I want without a paper map, all stored and viewable on a smartphone without incurring roaming charges, plus the map would look great framed behind glass, once completed.

Eventually, the map will have all sorts of other unusual things plotted on it, along with links to other forum members photos and even Youtube clips would be cool too I think, whatever they consist of. I wish I had more time to work on the map but way to busy with other work and I seriously can't stress enough to everyone, this is only a hobby that will take absolutely years to create, but happy to upload the coffeeshop section and update this when required, as most of us here are all interested in this part the most, but it will have top pubs, museums, sights, certain shops, cinemas, cafes, nightclubs, selective restaurants, etc, etc, etc, (eventually!)

I guess the map, in the very long run and end, would have a certain value to it when it's fully completed to some sort of organisation, group or individual, I really don't know and to be honest not bothered about at the moment. I'm just an arty guy who knows how to do all this Flash web stuff, in between being self employed doing other work.

cheers for the info dude i just wish i had a decent phone to make use of it im trying to get into art/design myself as i only work part time i could do a course during the day , and i think some kind of art/design/photography course would help in my hobby too , ie the understanding of colour etc

Thanks again and good job , respect Cisco

No worries, all the best with your hobbies, impressive stuff btw. Takes a great deal of patience doing what you do and respect back at you as I've seen some of your work in another thread.

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Map update

Coffeeshop 222 - deleted as it's closed
Coffeeshop Bulldog Rock Shop - now added to map

Loads after 30 secs but when zooming in the text becomes highly pixelated. I know you mentioned that it becomes pixelated in a previous post but even zooming 50% renders it useless. I'm running froyo 2.2 on my nexus so can't understand why it wont resize? Are you using an alternative browser to stock? Cheers

KingBlueSlims wrote:Loads after 30 secs but when zooming in the text becomes highly pixelated. I know you mentioned that it becomes pixelated in a previous post but even zooming 50% renders it useless. I'm running froyo 2.2 on my nexus so can't understand why it wont resize? Are you using an alternative browser to stock? Cheers

Thanks for the feedback.
I can zoom in on my HTC Desire and it does get a little pixelated on mine admittedly, however, I can still read the street names which is a relief.

I must make this clear, the map is not specifically designed for smartphones in any form or fashion, it's simply designed for the general web and software that is able to print it out to poster size, eventually.

I've already spoken to an Android developer who wasn't sure if it would work in a PDF file. I'm thinking it won't due to the huge size of the map so when I've finished everything, I'll look into the optimum way to display the map on smartphones, if it can be done at all, but it was never intended for use on a phone, it just happens to work on certain models.

I have no idea why it even gets any sort of pixelation on a phone, but that's something I'll have to research in a techie geek forum elsewhere. Lots of hitches to iron out, so please bare with me as I work on it over time.

Yeah understand its not designed for mobile but I'm running full flash 10.1! Going to revert back to 2.1 ill let you know my findings

Awesome job Trance, wouldn't load for me in firefox but internet explorer displayed it no problem. This might be an issue my end though.

Fantastic job there Trance...i oftened wondered if there were any coffee shops on the Willhelmsparkweg side of Vondelpark,strangely theres not one
Also,i'm assuming t'Tjuintje (sp) didn't quite make it on the map at the top of Overtoom

darkglobe wrote:Fantastic job there Trance...i oftened wondered if there were any coffee shops on the Willhelmsparkweg side of Vondelpark,strangely theres not one
Also,i'm assuming t'Tjuintje (sp) didn't quite make it on the map at the top of Overtoom

Any coffeeshop or other site worth listing that's slightly off the map, but not too much, I'll add later on and roughly how far away it is from that point.

i only got one prolem with it when i tried to print it only came out as a small image like a photograph size ... u now ... i mean i aint blind imma you know its a bit small lol is tehre any way of boosting the image's size?

DuhhaN wrote:i only got one prolem with it when i tried to print it only came out as a small image like a photograph size ... u now ... i mean i aint blind imma you know its a bit small lol is tehre any way of boosting the image's size?

The map can't be printed to a piece of A4 paper, It's way too huge and can only be printed at a professional high street print shop. Besides that, the map will not print correctly as it uses web based colours and in no way optimised for paper print colours and there is a difference between them.

In time, I will have a version of the map that will print correctly, just not yet.

oooh ok dude ...just checkin hehe you think its available from an android phone like g1 if i log in the internet?

DuhhaN wrote:oooh ok dude ...just checkin hehe you think its available from an android phone like g1 if i log in the internet?

Yes. It works on my Android phone, but give it a while to load.