{"id":1785141,"date":"2018-03-20T09:40:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1785141"},"modified":"2018-03-20T09:40:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:40:45","slug":"alejandro-polancos-minimal-geography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/03\/alejandro-polancos-minimal-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Alejandro Polanco&#8217;s Minimal Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/alpoma\/minimal-geography-poster-map-digital-download\/description\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1785142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/03\/alejandro-polancos-minimal-geography\/alpoma-minimal-geography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/alpoma-minimal-geography.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,510\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alpoma-minimal-geography\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/alpoma-minimal-geography-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/alpoma-minimal-geography.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1785142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/alpoma-minimal-geography.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/alpoma-minimal-geography.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/alpoma-minimal-geography-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/alpoma-minimal-geography-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our friend Alejandro Polanco has produced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/alpoma\/minimal-geography-poster-map-digital-download\/\">a nifty infographic poster map<\/a> that is centred, for a change, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dymaxion_map\">Dymaxion<\/a> projection. The central map is surrounded by lots of little inset maps and infographics. Called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/alpoma\/minimal-geography-poster-map-digital-download\/\"><em>Minimal Geography<\/em><\/a>, it&#8217;s available for sale via Kickstarter as a \u20ac6 digital download in two print sizes. A second reward level adds a full edition of Alejandro&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maptorian.com\/maptorian-complete-edition\/\">Maptorian<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our friend Alejandro Polanco has produced a nifty infographic poster map that is centred, for a change, on the Dymaxion projection. The central map is surrounded by lots of little inset maps and infographics. Called&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/03\/alejandro-polancos-minimal-geography\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[693,271,104,105],"class_list":["post-1785141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dymaxion-map","tag-infographics","tag-kickstarter","tag-posters","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1787101,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/02\/the-minimal-geography-atlas\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785141,"position":0},"title":"The Minimal Geography Atlas","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"15 February 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"Our friend Alejandro Polanco's latest project is The Minimal Geography Atlas, a collection of 40 thematic maps. In my work as a map designer and science writer, I have collected over the past two decades hundreds of curious stories related to cartography or geography. These stories have seen the light\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"books\"","block_context":{"text":"books","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/tag\/books\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/minimal-geography-atlas-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/minimal-geography-atlas-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/minimal-geography-atlas-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/minimal-geography-atlas-1024x576.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3256,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/11\/dymaxion-folding-globe\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785141,"position":1},"title":"Dymaxion Folding Globe","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 November 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"This morning's post about the AuthaGraph World Map reminded me of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion map\u00a0(which after all was explicitly referenced by its creator). Designer Brendan Ravenhill has produced a version of Fuller's map in the form of a magnetic folding globe.\u00a0Wired: \u201cLike Fuller\u2019s original map, Ravenhill\u2019s globe can exist in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Memorabilia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Memorabilia","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/memorabilia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"dymaxion-folding-globe","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dymaxion-folding-globe-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dymaxion-folding-globe-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dymaxion-folding-globe-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dymaxion-folding-globe-1024x576.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1788151,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/12\/john-nelsons-dymaxion-globe-ornaments\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785141,"position":2},"title":"John Nelson&#8217;s Dymaxion Globe Ornaments","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"20 December 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"Something to add to our list of map-based Christmas ornaments: John Nelson\u2019s papercraft Dymaxion globe ornaments. In three colours. Print, cut, fold, enjoy. Previously: Waldseem\u00fcller Globe Ornament; DIY Map Ornaments.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Memorabilia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Memorabilia","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/memorabilia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1024x563.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1024x563.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1024x563.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1024x563.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1785700,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/05\/alejandro-polancos-lost-worlds\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785141,"position":3},"title":"Alejandro Polanco&#8217;s Lost Worlds","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"31 May 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"Speaking of lost islands, invented places, myths and mistakes, our friend Alejandro Polanco's latest project is this poster map of lost worlds\u2014he calls it \"the fantasy map I always dreamed of.\" See his blog post (in Spanish) or the project's Kickstarter page: Over the last twenty years, in my work\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antique Maps&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antique Maps","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/antique-maps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/alpoma-lost-worlds-1024x705.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/alpoma-lost-worlds-1024x705.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/alpoma-lost-worlds-1024x705.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/alpoma-lost-worlds-1024x705.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1809903,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/11\/will-using-fullers-projection-get-you-in-trouble\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785141,"position":4},"title":"Will Using Fuller&#8217;s Projection Get You in Trouble?","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"17 November 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Buckminster Fuller\u2019s Dymaxion map: is the projection it uses patented, trademarked or copyrighted to the extent that you have to pay a licencing fee or face a lawsuit? Daniel Huffman digs into this very question, which apparently has been circulating around the cartographic world for some time. \u201cHere\u2019s the summary\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cartography&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cartography","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/cartography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1790014,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/01\/pandemic-atlas\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785141,"position":5},"title":"Pandemic Atlas","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"27 January 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"Alejandro Polanco\u2019s latest Kickstarter project is the Pandemic Atlas. The idea, he says, \u201cis to gather the most relevant information about the pandemics and major epidemics that have hit humanity throughout history to create an atlas in the visual style of my Minimal Geography project.\u201d In 130 pages, the Pandemic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Health&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Health","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/health\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alpoma-pandemic-atlas.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alpoma-pandemic-atlas.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alpoma-pandemic-atlas.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/alpoma-pandemic-atlas.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1785141"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1785145,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785141\/revisions\/1785145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1785141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1785141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1785141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}