Maps In Modern Web Design: Showcase and Examples from Smashing Magazine
In a world where digital mapping is exploding, Zach Dunn offers an excellent review of different types of web maps and their various purposes. 
His article, Maps In Modern Web Design: Showcase and Examples explores existing trends, conventions and the possible future of interactive maps online.
This isn’t a lesson in cartography, rather a review of the important purposes that maps can serve in modern web design. Three main areas seem to represent the majority of tasks:
- Navigation and directions,
- Show relationships and trends geographically,
- Show points of interest.
Geared primarily toward a web-designer audience, this article is good review for GIS specialists and cartographers preparing maps for online content. Zach describes the different ways to navigate online maps (drill down for information, timeline, zoom, before-and-after, and points of interest), looks at future trends, and provides a nice showcase of maps for inspiration.
via Maps In Modern Web Design: Showcase and Examples – Smashing Magazine.
