[OSM-talk] New: A black&white base layer

[Martijn van Exel]

Hi Kay,

I like the idea of a more subdued style for use as backdrop maps. I think this one still has too much contrast for that purpose. 

I propose something along the lines of http://maps.cloudmade.com/?lat=52.371826&lng=4.928055&zoom=12&styleId=26171&opened_tab=0

May I take this opportunity to plug the Cloudmade style editor - it's an awesome tool for when you want to play around with cartography. It is somewhat limited - I haven't found a way to color the labels differently, for example - but that is its strength as well in a way.

Best,
 
Martijn van Exel +++ m at rtijn.org
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On Nov 2, 2010, at 8:32 PM, Kay Drangmeister wrote:

> Hi
> 
> After lots of discussions about how layered maps could be made more user
> friendly, here's an easy fix: a desaturated mapnik base layer. For even
> reduced information, a "no icons" form of the map is presented.
> 
> Here is an example set:
> 
> original mapnik:
> http://toolserver.org/~osm/styles/?zoom=17&lat=52.50964&lon=13.37659&layers=00B0F0FF0000F0FF00
> 
> b/w like mapnik:
> http://toolserver.org/~osm/styles/?zoom=17&lat=52.50964&lon=13.37659&layers=0000F0FF0000F0FFB0
> 
> b/w without icons:
> http://toolserver.org/~osm/styles/?zoom=17&lat=52.50964&lon=13.37659&layers=0000F0FF0000F0FF0B
> 
> 
> An example with hillshading and bicycle layers:
> http://toolserver.org/~osm/styles/?zoom=15&lat=47.6322&lon=13.00511&layers=0000F0FT0000F0TF0B
> 
> 
> Tiles are here, please try it with your layers:
> http://toolserver.org/tiles/bw-mapnik/13/4400/2686.png
> http://toolserver.org/tiles/bw-noicons/13/4400/2686.png
> 
> Kind regards,
> Kay
> 
> 
> 
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