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January 23, 2009

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Publishing 2008 (Also: The Rumpus)

The Rumpus points to this crazy map of publishing trends in 2008 drawn in, er, the style of a subway map.

Alas, I think design may serve to obfuscate, not elucidate, in this case.

Mostly I just wanted an excuse to link to The Rumpus, which is new, and seems kinda fun and kinda snooty, and therefore I think I like it.

For instance, I’ve been waiting for somebody to make this list.

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Posted January 23, 2009 at 3:09 | Comments (3) | Permasnark
File under: Briefly Noted

Comments

Now we need a list of "systems forced into the style of a subway map".

Posted by: Britta on January 25, 2009 at 04:06 PM

The London subway map is one of the classic examples used in mathematical topology -- what matters isn't the precise geographical relationship of the nodes but the connections between them.

Posted by: Tim on January 25, 2009 at 04:16 PM

An initial list of maps in the style of a London/NYC/Tokyo subway map: the interstate system, "web trends" (popular websites), "The Great Bear" (people), Yahoo! Developer Network services, the gastrointestinal system, Miss South Carolina's speech.

Posted by: Britta on January 25, 2009 at 06:49 PM
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