A_long_long_adventure_with_hobbit_by_breathing2004-d5q4spj.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280 × 614 pixels) Rest in Gildor's forest by *breathing2004 on deviantART. Birthday party of Baggins by *breathing2004 on deviantART. Deep into Moria by *breathing2004 on deviantART. Gates of Argonath by *breathing2004 on deviantART. Welcome from Lothlorien by *breathing2004 on deviantART. Matchsticks Sculpture of The Lord of The Rings’ Minas Tirith City. Infographic Of The Day: The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Plotted | Co.Design. Okay, we admit it: Here at Co.Design, we're Tolkien geeks. Like straight up read-the-Silmarillion-grew-up-playing-the-RPG Tolkien geeks. So it's with a flutter of nerd love that we introduce today's IGOTD, created by University of Florida student JT Fridsma: A minute-by-minute plotting of the various scenes and parallel plots in Peter Jackson's film adaptation.
[Click to enlarge] The center of the infographic is an actual map of Middle Earth; circling it, there's an arc showing the running count of screentime minutes. Each spot of the map is blown out, and the red lines indicate the progress of the various characters: Now, you can quibble with the infographic itself: For example, the lines showing the progress of the characters doesn't actually do a great job showing who is participating in each of the parallel plots. Nonetheless, what's is great about the infographic is the simple fact that it allows you to relive the movies (and books) in a new way. [Images via JT Fridsma] Jtfridsma_fellowship_highres-Lede-Full.jpg (JPEG Image, 1500x2001 pixels)