[Sigia-l] Isometric vs. Flat Sitemaps

[Stewart Dean]

At 11:53 06/08/2003 -0700, Matthew Rehkopf wrote:
>What are the advantages and disadvantages to isometric
>sitemaps? How many of you use isometric maps? And, if
>you used to make flat maps, why did you switch? How do
>your clients react to isometric maps?

Having done a few recently using someone elses template my take is that 
isometric maps are great for clients as they tend to look prettier. They do 
often give the potential to show more information than a flat map but are 
more time consuming to work with. Also fitting them on a page can be more 
tricky. Also it's down to the tools (I did my last ones in Illustrator).

If the means of communication is powerpoint having something that is both 
visually pleasing and does allow you to show user paths etc is very handy. 
I've seen some wonderful isometric drawings in my time using three 
dimensions to communicate complex ideas - it gets over the 'good grief that 
looks complicated' factor by it's aesthetic elegance.

But as a working document - good ol' boxes and lines are easier to 
maintain. Well that's my take anyway.

Cheers

Stewart Dean