Web Trends Map from Information Architects, 4th edition
Information Architects, a design firm with offices in Japan and Zurich, release their annual web trends map. This is the fourth one in the series. Popular domains on the Web are mapped to the Tokyo Metro and organized by how they are most related to the cities. Heights represent success in traffic and branding. Subway lines are colored by area of interest. For example, take the orange line to find the creatives. Notice that there are several colors passing through Apple.
Here's the high-res zoomable version. Go full-screen for the full effect.
While the map would mean a lot more to me if I lived in Tokyo, the designers obviously have taken great care to cover the details, and that's something I can appreciate.
[via TechCrunch | Thanks, Pavan and Max]
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Why map it to the Tokyo subway map. It seems totally arbitrary and constricting. I am sure a fictional subway map would yield more meaningful results.
Wow, that is some pretty cool stuff!
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@Jess. Great idea. Where should we look to see your more meaningful map?
@ Jess.. yeh to you it may seem that way. And why map it to the Tokyo subway map? Because these guys are from Japan. Duh.
@Michael Sorry, I guess I should offer any criticism unless i prepared to spend hours on an alternative version.
@Manoj I know they are from Japan, or have an office there. My point is when plotting data to a map, why not let the data take the design where it wants to go, instead of ‘making it fit’ on another map that really has no relevance except for it’s where the authors live.
Truly inspiring, thank you for sharing this.