1. A panoptic visualization document navigation system comprising: a navigation engine configured to receive a layout of document components of a panoptic visualization document collection having a plurality of document components each of which includes respective media content and has associated metadata providing information about the respective document component, the layout including a panoptic arrangement of visual representations of the document components of the layout according to the associated metadata of the respective document components, wherein the navigation engine is configured to select one or more navigation options from a plurality of navigation options for navigating a visual presentation of the layout, the navigation options being selected according to the associated metadata for the document components of the layout, and wherein the navigation engine is configured to communicate the selected navigation options; and a request interface coupled to the navigation engine and configured to receive a request according to one or more of the selected navigation options, the request interface also being configured to communicate the request to the navigation engine, wherein the navigation engine is further configured to effect an adjustment of the visual presentation of the layout in response to the request and according to the request, and wherein the navigation engine is configured to communicate the adjustment.