Global by Design

Our latest and greatest map — Country Codes of the World — was published about two weeks ago.

Since then, the response has been pretty amazing. I had a feeling that anyone involved in Web globalization would get a kick out of the map, but I have since discovered that everyone from cartographers to lawyers to Web designers have also found the map interesting.

But what truly is amazing is that people around the world have also responded to the map. Here are three recent examples, none of which I can read all that well:

• Brazil
• France
• Japan

I was particularly honored that the popular Web site Strange Maps recently selected the map for their growing collection. I wasn’t sure if our map would be strange enough to make the cut, but apparently it was!

• Starbucks in Strange Lands
• The World’s Number One Starbucks Fan
• Japan joins the million domain club
• The Trouble with Maps
• Localized Washing Machines