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Issue #65 in my comic book cover series is called Fowl Play and features the maze of a Shoebill bird. The background of the comic was made using starryai.
My comic book cover mazes can be found in 2 places:
To receive a book of my first year of comic book book mazes (Volume 1 with mazes #1-53) you can sign up for my book alerts - any time I launch a free maze book, or paid book (on Amazon), I will send you a note about the new book launch.
This is my second archived maze that is being re-done. The first was the Museum of the North in Alaska. What is in the archive ? Basically, mazes that few people care about. But I care about this maze, and so I improved it. Here is the original post:
Maze of the Week #25 - National Center for Civil and Human Rights Building Maze
So this is the 3rd time I touched this maze. It was originally only in black and white, then I took the time to colorize it.
Here are the enhancements I made to improve the maze:
1. Changed the Size. Changed the height from 7 to 5.3 inches, which I used to reduce the lawn size ! Then I changed the width from 14 to 13.2 inches and reduced the empty space on the left of the building.
2. New Title Size. I used a new smaller font on title
3. Branding Changed. I reduced the branding size by 15%. On the smaller size the brand was too large.
4. Arrows Changed. I reduced the size of the start and goal arrows by 35% so they weren’t so overpowering.
5. Minor Pathway Changes. I made it so there are slightly wider entrance and exit pathways to the maze.
6. Nook Changed. I used a new shadow technique used on front of the building nook that changes the color to be more accurate (from greenish to a dark yellow).
7. Lawn Changes. I added texture to the lawn. I thickened the reeds on the right side at the exit. I added a new hill on left in the horizon.
8. Windows Changed. I changed front window tiles from black to dark charcoal to be more accurate. You won’t notice.
9. Added the Sky.
Here is the before before and the before and after:
Better ? Yes. A lot better ? Maybe. The change from black and white to the new version is more drastic than the intermediate step.
Some data: The new file is 616MB from 58MB.
I will be replacing the archive with the new maze going forward. You can find the maze download there !
If you like this type of content check out all of my case studies:
A Collection of Maze Design Case Studies to Improve your Mazes
Happy maze-ing !
I previously brought you a post about 5 of the World's Largest Winter Mazes which featured a variety of unique, large mazes like the World’s Largest Ice Maze, the World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze and the World’s Largest Maze made of Christmas Tree’s. Well I want to add another Winter Maze to the list, the World’s Largest Snow Maze !
Located in St. Adolphe, Manitoba, (about 10 minutes south of Winnipeg) this all ages Snow Maze makes for a unique family adventure. Measuring in at just under 2800 square meters, the maze takes about 30 minutes to navigate. The walls are 6.5 feet tall and 2 feet thick and some of them feature some very nice carvings (see video below). The maze website showcases some wonderful photos of the snow maze. The site is seasonal (currently closed), and has 7 different things to do throughout the year, including a Corn maze (August-October), Petting Zoo (August-October), Pumpkin Barn (October), Haunted Forest (October), Sunflower Expo (August-September), and the Den Restaurant. During snow maze season they also have toboggans & snow tubes available.
I suggest you read the maze policies on the website before visiting, but a general summary is to dress for Winter weather and bring a sleigh for the kids.
This video gives great overview of the location and features the carvings I mentioned above.
The original maze record was set in 2019 and featured in a CNN article. Luckily for us, the maze is remade each year !
More posts you may like:
The 10 Most Famous Labyrinths from Around the World
Issue #64 in my comic book cover series is called Balance and features the maze of a Flamingo. This is my second maze of a bird in a row…and you can expect to see 2 more following it ! I went to a relatively clean cover for this maze and like how the bird dominates the page rather than anything else.
My comic book cover mazes can be found in 2 places:
To receive a book of my first year of comic book book mazes (Volume 1 with mazes #1-53) you can sign up for my book alerts - any time I launch a free maze book, or paid book (on Amazon), I will send you a note about the new book launch.
