{"id":1788151,"date":"2019-12-20T08:36:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1788151"},"modified":"2019-12-20T08:36:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T13:36:06","slug":"john-nelsons-dymaxion-globe-ornaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/12\/john-nelsons-dymaxion-globe-ornaments\/","title":{"rendered":"John Nelson&#8217;s Dymaxion Globe Ornaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresinmapping.com\/2019\/12\/06\/dymaxion-globe-christmas-ornament-thing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1788152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/12\/john-nelsons-dymaxion-globe-ornaments\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,990\" 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=\"nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-300x165.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1024x563.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1788152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor-1200x660.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nelson-dymaxion-ornament-watercolor.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Something to add to our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/tag\/ornaments\/\">map-based Christmas ornaments<\/a>: John Nelson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresinmapping.com\/2019\/12\/06\/dymaxion-globe-christmas-ornament-thing\/\">papercraft Dymaxion globe ornaments<\/a>. In three colours. Print, cut, fold, enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Previously: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/12\/waldseemuller-globe-ornament\/\">Waldseem\u00fcller Globe Ornament<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/12\/diy-map-ornaments\/\">DIY Map Ornaments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/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":[24],"tags":[1104,693,1103],"class_list":["post-1788151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-memorabilia","tag-christmas","tag-dymaxion-map","tag-ornaments","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1805629,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/12\/this-years-papercraft-globe-ornament\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788151,"position":0},"title":"This Year&#8217;s Papercraft Globe Ornament","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"9 December 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"In what is now an annual tradition, John Nelson has released another do-it-yourself papercraft globe ornament; John says that this \u201cthis year\u2019s ornament craft is the most straightforward yet! Just some cutting and pasting and high fives all around.\u201d Previously: John Nelson\u2019s Cassini Globe Ornament; John Nelson\u2019s Dymaxion Globe Ornaments;\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Memorabilia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Memorabilia","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/memorabilia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John Nelson's papercraft globe ornaments for 2021","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nelson-2021-ornaments-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nelson-2021-ornaments-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nelson-2021-ornaments-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nelson-2021-ornaments-1024x576.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1810482,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/12\/orthographic-papercraft-ornament\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788151,"position":1},"title":"Orthographic Papercraft Ornament","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"11 December 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Every year John Nelson comes up with a papercraft globe ornament for printing out, cutting and pasting together; this year\u2019s uses Living Atlas world imagery in an orthographic projection. Previously: This Year\u2019s Papercraft Globe Ornament; John Nelson\u2019s Cassini Globe Ornament; John Nelson\u2019s Dymaxion Globe Ornaments; DIY Map Ornaments.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Memorabilia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Memorabilia","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/memorabilia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John Nelson's papercraft ornament","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nelson-paper-globe-ornament-2022-216x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1821810,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/12\/3d-printed-lithophane-globe-ornament\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788151,"position":2},"title":"3D-Printed Lithophane Globe Ornament","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"8 December 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"Every year, for the past few years, John Nelson has released a DIY globe ornament; this year he eschews papercraft and teamed up with Ruben Bruijning to produce a 3D-printed lithophane globe: \u201cA lithophane is a backlit 3D object that glows brighter or dimmer depending on how thick the material\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Memorabilia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Memorabilia","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/memorabilia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"3D lithophane globe ornament","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nelson-esri-lithophane-ornament-300x272.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1789785,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/12\/john-nelsons-cassini-globe-ornament\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788151,"position":3},"title":"John Nelson&#8217;s Cassini Globe Ornament","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"14 December 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"Another year, another DIY papercraft globe ornament from John Nelson. \u201cThis ornament is a blending of NASA Visible Earth imagery and Esri\/USGS Ecological Land Units. It uses the Cassini projection as six half-gores for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, arranged in ArcGIS Pro.\u201d In this blog post he shows how\u2026","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\/2020\/12\/nelson-cassini-ornament-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1786797,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/12\/diy-map-ornaments\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788151,"position":4},"title":"DIY Map Ornaments","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"5 December 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"Meanwhile, Caitlin has a roundup of guides to making your own map-based Christmas ornaments. They include John Nelson's printable geodesic globe ornament, a decoupage ornament made by gluing map cutouts onto a round ornament, and ornaments made by recycling old maps. Previously: Waldseem\u00fcller Globe Ornament.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Memorabilia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Memorabilia","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/memorabilia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"DIY map ornaments (mosaic)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3256,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/11\/dymaxion-folding-globe\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788151,"position":5},"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":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788151","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=1788151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1788153,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788151\/revisions\/1788153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1788151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1788151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1788151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}