From a084252bffae9e35d0dcc0f3fe3a8a2f66e14289 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tor Andersson <tor@ccxvii.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:45:11 +0200
Subject: Improve letter spacing and add drop shadow to cover prototypes.

---
 cover1.svg | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 cover2.svg |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cover1.svg b/cover1.svg
index 9b0a8ec..5333020 100644
--- a/cover1.svg
+++ b/cover1.svg
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="900" height="1200">
 
+<defs>
+<linearGradient id="sh1" gradientTransform="rotate(90)">
+	<stop offset="0%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.00"/>
+	<stop offset="25%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.06"/>
+	<stop offset="50%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.25"/>
+	<stop offset="75%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.56"/>
+	<stop offset="100%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="1.00"/>
+</linearGradient>
+</defs>
+
+<defs>
+<linearGradient id="sh2" gradientTransform="rotate(90)">
+	<stop offset="0%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="1.00"/>
+	<stop offset="25%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.56"/>
+	<stop offset="50%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.25"/>
+	<stop offset="75%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.06"/>
+	<stop offset="100%" stop-color="black" stop-opacity="0.00"/>
+</linearGradient>
+</defs>
+
 <g id="algeria" transform="translate(0 0)">
 <path fill="#fff" d="M0 0h900v600H0z" />
 <path fill="#063" d="M0 0h450v600H0z" />
@@ -12,21 +32,26 @@
 </g>
 
 <rect width="900" height="300" y="600" fill="#222" />
-
 <g id="text" transform="translate(0 600)">
-
 <text font-family="URW Gothic" font-size="160" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="185" fill="#d21034">
 ALGERIA
 </text>
-
-<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-size="40" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="255" fill="gainsboro">
+<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-weight="bold" font-size="40" text-anchor="middle" letter-spacing="2px"
+	x="450" y="255"
+	fill="gainsboro"
+>
 The War of Independence 1954-1962
 </text>
-
 </g>
 
-<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-size="40" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="1155" fill="black">
+<rect width="900" height="50" y="550" fill="url(#sh1)" fill-opacity="0.2" />
+<rect width="900" height="50" y="900" fill="url(#sh2)" fill-opacity="0.2" />
+
+<!-- too small to read in thumbnails anyway... -->
+<!--
+<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-weight="bold" font-size="30" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="1160" fill="#000" letter-spacing="4px">
 Brian Train
 </text>
+-->
 
 </svg>
diff --git a/cover2.svg b/cover2.svg
index 7313466..4312244 100644
--- a/cover2.svg
+++ b/cover2.svg
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 <text font-family="URW Gothic" font-size="160" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="980" fill="#d21034">
 ALGERIA
 </text>
-<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-size="40" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="1090" fill="white">
+<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-size="40" letter-spacing="2px" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="1090" fill="gainsboro">
 Game design by Brian Train
 </text>
-<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-size="40" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="90" fill="white">
+<text font-family="URW Gothic" font-weight="bold" letter-spacing="2px" font-size="40" text-anchor="middle" x="450" y="90" fill="gainsboro">
 The War of Independence 1954-1962
 </text>
 </svg>
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