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This project has taken me SIX FUCKING MONTHS to finish. This map is the fifth map of its kind that I've made, and the only that I'm at least somewhat content with. I have been slaving over my computer testing ideas and designing flags so much that I fear I might get carpel tunnel syndrome. I guess I should expect this going forward, seeing as this is my first real major digital art project. (By the way, if you are somehow offended by this map.... sorry.)

Basically, in the future, Earth is united under a single democratic/technocratic government. The first-level political divisions are enormous superstates, loosely based on culture. The capitals of these superstates are (with the exception of the European Federation) located in large population centers. Antarctica is a unincorporated territory of Earth, even though it now has a permanent population of around 988,500. Earth also controls five Stanford Toruses in Earth orbit. The Earth Federation controlled colonies on the Moon, Mars, and the outer planets, but most of these eventually either defect or peacefully gain automomy. Nearlly all humans (not just on Earth) are cybernetically enhanced, to the point where they are all connected within a massive neural network (like your sad addiction to Facebook). Also, parts of the Sahara desert have been flooded for irrigation.

Aside from excessive annoyance at my own perfectionism, this was fun to make. I especially enjoyed making the flags. My favorite is that of of Eastasia. I dunno, I just really like the design of it. What do you think? Is this an interesting (if extremely optimistic) scenario? I don't care, leave a cripplingly bad comment, existence is terrifying. Yay!

Description
[If the map looks to small, download this picture]

This project has taken me SIX FUCKING MONTHS to finish. This map is the fifth map of its kind that I've made, and the only that I'm at least somewhat content with. I have been slaving over my computer testing ideas and designing flags so much that I fear I might get carpel tunnel syndrome. I guess I should expect this going forward, seeing as this is my first real major digital art project. (By the way, if you are somehow offended by this map.... sorry.)

Basically, in the future, Earth is united under a single democratic/technocratic government. The first-level political divisions are enormous superstates, loosely based on culture. The capitals of these superstates are (with the exception of the European Federation) located in large population centers. Antarctica is a unincorporated territory of Earth, even though it now has a permanent population of around 988,500. Earth also controls five Stanford Toruses in Earth orbit. The Earth Federation controlled colonies on the Moon, Mars, and the outer planets, but most of these eventually either defect or peacefully gain automomy. Nearlly all humans (not just on Earth) are cybernetically enhanced, to the point where they are all connected within a massive neural network (like your sad addiction to Facebook). Also, parts of the Sahara desert have been flooded for irrigation.

Aside from excessive annoyance at my own perfectionism, this was fun to make. I especially enjoyed making the flags. My favorite is that of of Eastasia. I dunno, I just really like the design of it. What do you think? Is this an interesting (if extremely optimistic) scenario? I don't care, leave a cripplingly bad comment, existence is terrifying. Yay!