Monday, 18 March 2019

buckminster fuller

This Dymaxion map or Fuller map is a map of the world taking the actual dimensions of the world map flattened 2D map. The map was invented by Buckminster Fuller in 1943.

The projection is intended for the entire globe and is to be mainly used in a 2d version. The way of displaying it is the most accurate way of showcasing the globe in  a 2D format.

the fuller institute has said this: “The Fuller Projection Map is [or was] the only flat map of the entire surface of the Earth which reveals our planet as one island in the ocean, without any visually obvious distortion of the relative shapes and sizes of the land areas, and without splitting any continents.”


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