{"id":1810482,"date":"2022-12-11T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1810482"},"modified":"2022-12-11T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:09:04","slug":"orthographic-papercraft-ornament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/12\/orthographic-papercraft-ornament\/","title":{"rendered":"Orthographic Papercraft Ornament"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JohnEvery year John Nelson comes up with a papercraft globe ornament for printing out, cutting and pasting together; this year\u2019s<\/a> uses Living Atlas world imagery in an orthographic projection.<\/p>\n

Previously: This Year\u2019s Papercraft Globe Ornament<\/a>; John Nelson\u2019s Cassini Globe Ornament<\/a>; John Nelson\u2019s Dymaxion Globe Ornaments<\/a>; DIY Map Ornaments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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;… 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":[24],"tags":[1104,1103],"class_list":["post-1810482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-memorabilia","tag-christmas","tag-ornaments","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1821810,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/12\/3d-printed-lithophane-globe-ornament\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810482,"position":0},"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 "Memorabilia"","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":1805629,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/12\/this-years-papercraft-globe-ornament\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810482,"position":1},"title":"This Year’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 "Memorabilia"","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":1788151,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/12\/john-nelsons-dymaxion-globe-ornaments\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810482,"position":2},"title":"John Nelson’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 "Memorabilia"","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":1789785,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/12\/john-nelsons-cassini-globe-ornament\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810482,"position":3},"title":"John Nelson’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. 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