Information Architects has released the final beta for the fourth version of its Web Trends Map series. This is basically a popularity content, but it is brilliant in its detail.
Links to view and download:
Zoomerama
Flickr
The Web Trend Map is a yearly publication by iA Inc. It maps the 333 most influential Web domains and the 111 most influential internet people onto the Tokyo Metro map. Domains are carefully selected by the iA research team through dialogue with map enthusiasts. Each domain is evaluated based on traffic, revenue, age and the company that owns it. The iA design team assigns these selected domains to individual stations on the Tokyo Metro map in ways that complement the characters of each.
You can also buy the printed version, although there are only 1000 of them. I have created some versions here for you – for a snazzy desktop background.
2560 x 1600 Pixels – JPEG – 2 Megabytes
1920 x 1200 Pixels – JPEG – 1.5 Megabytes
1680 x 1050 Pixels – JPEG – 1 Megabytes
1600 x 1200 Pixels – JPEG – 1 Megabytes
1280 x 960 Pixels – JPEG – 1 Megabytes
Jump over here to view full version.
