Bracket as target

The MLB found an innovative way to present the play-off matchup and results:

I took this photo at the MLB Fan Cave in Manhattan. This was a marketing gimmick in which a bunch of guys were placed into this "fishbowl" and watched every game in the past baseball season. Excuse the scaffolding that was blocking the view.

I like the metaphor of hitting the bull's eye target, and the smooth progression from outside circles to inside. The design also accommodated the wild-card round well.

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By contrast, here is the usual bracket presentation:

(This image came from the MLB Fan Cave website.)

Comments

[Chris Unitt]

If you've not come across it before I'm sure you'll enjoy Alan Partridge's World Cup Wheel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHorOt6KKw

[Joe Mako]

Here is another example: http://hyperakt.com/work-detail/234

[derek]

Like it!

[Aleksey Nozdryn-Plotnicki]

I believe this stuff comes from this guy:
http://champsring.com/