David’s World Map

By David Steele Overholt on Day 5

Starting with a blank piece of butcher paper and a big box of crayons, how well could I draw a map of the world in 17 minutes?

Considering I am the creation of the US public school system, I am by no means great, but would think of myself above average at geography. I’ve been to 3 continents, lived in 6 US states, and attended 3 separate Universities. So I thought I would put myself to a quick test.

My intent was never to complete as much as I can, but to get a rough estimate. Here’s how it turned out:

I started out thinking I could give myself 17 minutes per continent and then maybe fill in some interesting points. 3 minutes in to the drawing I was done with North America and it was already a complete wreck. At that point I decided to throw caution to the wind and do the whole thing.

Troubles:

1. Crayons are permanent! (I ended up using this to my advantage for artistic style)

2. Size.

3. Southeast Asia - wtf?!?

4. Islands.

5. Pressure! Just forgot all of Central America? Whoops!

Again, I never intended this to be a detailed map (I can be too anal, I knew I could drive myself nuts), so it was actually lots of fun. I suggest you try it. Remember, use something permanent to draw with.

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August 2nd, 2008