BlogSchmog | We live as if the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be.

Maps are obviously very important to content involving locations. No site purporting to be about a town or city would be as useful without a map. But the map metaphor can be used for other information, too. Even straightforward road maps may be more informative by changing perspective or rearranging convention. As part of my early design research for Kosmix, I poured through a couple resources to compile a list of inspiring examples of how maps and the map metaphor can be used to heighten knowledge transfer.