Designer Martin Elmer's Laconic History of the World map tracks past and present geo-political developments through an international vocabulary game. Instead of placing the name of each country upon the chart, he has placed a word or a statement that best characterizes the regions.
Elmer took to Wikipedia when making his informative portrayal of the globe. He would type in "History of___" into the search tool and in turn use some of the expressions that appeared, especially that which would fit into the physical boundaries of each nation. Approximately 100 terms are used here to relay developments that took place over thousands of years, offering a concise glimpse at events which are incredibly difficult to document upon a single page.
What's Driving This Trend
- Laconic History
- There is a trend towards creating concise and visually engaging representations of historical events.
- Geo-political Vocabulary
- The use of words and statements to describe regions on a map is a growing trend in geographic representations.
- Informative Portrayals
- Designers are finding innovative ways to present complex information in a visually appealing and easy-to-understand format.
Who This Affects Most
- Education
- The education industry can leverage the trend of concise and visually engaging representations of historical events to create engaging learning materials.
- Digital Mapping
- The digital mapping industry can incorporate the trend of using words and statements to describe regions on a map to provide more informative and interactive maps.
- Design and Visual Communication
- The design and visual communication industry can explore the trend of creating innovative and visually appealing formats for presenting complex information.
