Let's pretend you are in New York City and are planning on visiting some of your favorite museums. CityMaps will serve you as a true visual map, using corporate logos to help you find where you are and where you want to go, BUT it will also keep you up-to-date with what is happening right now at your favorite venues, showing their social media activities just by clicking on their logos on the map. How cool is it to be able to take a quick look at the latest tweets from the Met museum, just minutes before showing up at its door? and to find the nearest Starbucks after you finish your museum visit? Yes, CityMaps does have a mobile version for iPhone and iPod Touch, but just to give you the heads up, it requires iOS 4.3, so be advised.
I recently learned about CityMaps via one of my favorite design blogs: David Airey's Logo Design Love and I thought it was a very creative concept, specially because the idea seems to make a lot of sense to me. This is a map for visual people, and many of us are. It's also the right map for social media junkies (AND logo lovers!).
P.S. Another small disadvantage - CityMaps currently covers only three U.S. cities: New York, San Francisco and Austin. I know! It's just getting started. I sure hope it expands its list of locations very soon! Would you let me know if you get to try it?
Logo-haters beware!
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