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John Nelson\u2019s near-annual globe ornament blog posts are always a revelation. With the exception of the one time he went to 3D printing<\/a>, they\u2019re paper craft exercises that show just how many ways you can run card stock through a printer<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> and end up with a reasonable approximation of a globe. This year\u2019s, which uses spiralled vertical strips instead of gores, is no exception<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also the ArcGIS Blog mirror<\/a>, the modifiable ArcGIS Pro package<\/a>, and a roundup of his past craft ornaments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John Nelson\u2019s near-annual globe ornament blog posts are always a revelation. With the exception of the one time he went to 3D printing, they\u2019re paper craft exercises that show just how many ways you can… 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":[{"did":"did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo","date":"2025-12-09T20:43:57+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3m7lfwcqmal2x","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3m7lfwcqmal2x\",\"cid\":\"bafyreig27ymnsamygtzegpjo4n3i26f7iynshhjwkbhhve5d2ytu45qoee\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreiblrbiavcdnyjaq2qvszxxuuvw3urulmwlgemrmo5iewgzeasy2yq\",\"rev\":\"3m7lfwcqvz32x\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1104,1103],"class_list":["post-1845282","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":1845282,"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":1845282,"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! 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