I originally made this maze when I saw that the pattern of a giraffes coat would make a good maze. It did. I like how my original maze came out. I have also learned since making that maze that giraffe coats are regional ! Not sure where my maze giraffe is from in Africa. Here was my original post.
Maze of the Week #77 - Giraffe Maze
Here are the enhancements I made to improve the maze:
1. New background. I used starryai to create a new background. It is one of my favorite text to image generators (Comparison of 12 AI Generating Websites - Who did Mazes Best ?). I didn’t want to show this animal in a zoo (maybe) but in the wild.
2. New Foreground. I added grass to cover the feet and place the giraffe into the grasslands and into the background picture.
3. Font size changes. I changed font of start from 12 to 16, while also changing start and goal from black to match the brown of the giraffe, with a thin black outline. Then I changed the font of the word goal from 7.5 to 12 and re-arranged letters to fit around the ear.
I admit I have played around with the Goal and changed the color, etc. to make it easier to find but never quite found something that is easy to find but still looks good.


In the end I think this giraffe is happier in it’s natural habitat.
Some data: The new file is 874MB from 893MB. It got smaller ?
I will be replacing the homepage with the new maze going forward. You can find the maze download there !
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Happy maze-ing !