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  1. Maps should be crafted

    Maps Should Be Crafted, Not “Plugged In”

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    5/30/13

    by Brandon Rosage

    Web design would be dramatically different if HTML had been born with some foresight for storytelling devices like maps. We certainly can’t blame web pioneers for focusing on type and images instead of maps, video, or canvas. But, because maps found their place at the table through browser plugins and third-party APIs, I find that they’re too often dismissed in the design process as elements that are just “plugged in.”