Directed Network Map


An example of a directed network. The network depicts artists' relational links based on Spotify's "fans also like" feature. The graphic below has dynamic pan and zoom. For slower connections or for overall snappier map browsing, check out the static version here.
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Overview

The above map illustrates artist connectivity of a particular section of Spotify's complete artist web. The size of the nodes represents artist follower count. An artist's "fans also like" link originates from the nodes center and terminates at the related artist's outer rim.

Degrees

This particular map is 3 degrees. A degree is the degree of separation from the root node (artist Day Wave). A map with 0 degrees would be simply the root node. One degree is the root and its direct related artists. Spotify returns at most 20 related artists for every artists. A map of 2 degrees finds the related artists of the related artists of the root.

Technical

Software & Languages

Python, JavaScript (including D3), Grasshopper, XML

Keywords

network map, directed graph, nodes, links, group relationships, unstructured data, API