I would like to say this is the first time I updated this maze, but it is not ! Case Study #5 has become another Maze of the Week Redux. Here is the original case study if you want to read it:

Case Study#5 - How to Improve a Bad Maze - Severance Hall

Here are the enhancements I made to improve the maze:

1. Changed the size from 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 7 to eliminate the large lawn at the bottom and some of the sky/clouds at the top. This eliminated some empty space that wasn’t improving the look of the maze. This gives the maze a feeling of being zoomed in on (you will see below) as the building takes up more of the page.

2. Changed the font size on the title/location to be smaller. The previous version it was too large and floating in the large lawn

3. Added new textures in the grass with a color change, new bushes, a new sidewalk, and new tree trunks. Everything was too flat before

4. Added leaves to the 2 trees with a new color. I found out how to make leaves and this make the trees much more realistic.

So, the actual maze portion didn’t change at all, but I still prefer the new version - do you ? Click below to see each version ! I did run into one issue during rendering…can you spot it ?

Some data: The new file is 1028MB from 65MB.

I will be replacing the homepage 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 !

Maze of the Week #79 takes us back to Cleveland, Ohio one of the cities I have lived in and so a common place for my subject matter to come from. This particular maze is of Severance Hall, the home of the excellent Cleveland Orchestra. Opened in 1931 it is considered one of the most beautiful music venues in the world (see the YouTube tour below) ! If you are in the area check it out along with the Cleveland Museum of Art next door. The Wade Park District of Cleveland is a must see. You can find information about the orchestra here or more about the building here.

YouTube: Form the orchestra’s official channel !

Photo:

Severance Hall - https://grouptourmagazine.com/cleveland-orchestra/

And to get the details right I took some of my own photos of the building that you can find (hopefully!) in the maze I made. Here is a gallery of 6 of them:

Severance Hall detail photos

The Maze: This maze was started by me a few years ago (Fall 2019) and abandoned. When I first did it I tried to make it without any perspective (so the maze would be boxy and have lots of 90 degree corners) but decided I liked more realistic looking mazes and so I started making everything with perspective. That put this maze on the shelf until one day I found it and decided to finish it (and also color it). You can still see how ‘boxy’ it is. but I still think it came out pretty good ! I like the detail on the facade despite not being important to the maze.

I hope you enjoy the maze. Download is available on the homepage. Don’t forget to check out my YouTube channel !!

Coming next week:

A maze of a museum.