Authagraph Map Of The World

Creating a proportional map of the world is tricky because the world is a sphere and a. The japan institute for design promotion has awarded its. The authagraph map, designed by hajime narukawa.

Narukawa notes that while an accurate map may not have been greatly important in the past, a new world view is increasingly necessary in light of climate change and global. Authagraph this original mapping method can transfer a spherical surface to a rectangular surface such as a map of the world while maintaining correctly proportions in. Not much use for navigation, but a very clever way of projecting the globe onto a flat surface without size distortion.

Authagraph Map Of The World This rectangular world map called authagraph world map is made by dividing a spherical surface into 96 triangles.

It shows the location of most of the world's countries and includes their names where space allows. Not much use for navigation, but a very clever way of projecting the globe onto a flat surface without size distortion. The authagraph world map was recently announced as the overall winner of japan's prestigious good design award. 5 in 2015, this map was added to textbooks in high schools.