Stereotypes Map Of The World
Cartoon map of the current world situation.
Stereotypes map of the world. More than a hundred stereotype maps glazed with exquisite human prejudice collected by yanko tsvetkov author of the viral mapping stereotypesproject. World map took over four months to create martin vargic artist martin vargic has created a world map encompassing over 1800 different stereotypes of its countries regions seas and. You see where yanko is heading right. The map of stereotypes is a grand compendium of all major stereotypes of countries across the world.
For example the u s a s map labels russia as a communist stronghold while britain s map labels ireland as an island full of rascals. Opinions expressed in this map are not those of its creators. The stereotype maps label nations and geographical regions by the stereotypes through which they are perceived by the map s primary subject. The labels he uses touch on everything from political concerns like the development of the european union to cultural stereotypes like the hellenocentric view that greece gave europe its culture.
Now we can see specific countries points of view on the world and people around. Peppered with hilarious essays the atlas is a satirical encyclopedia of humankind s delusional world views from classical antiquity and the middle ages to donald trump and the era of facebook. Possibly the best part about the maps is that the labels pull no punches. Cultural and geographical differences often create points of contention and humor between different countries.
Tsvetkov has lived all over europe but back in 2009 when he got the idea to produce maps charting prevailing stereotypes he was still in his native bulgaria. Perception of the world of an average american is most often represented in tsvetkov s infographics but other nations got their portion as well. Being derived from our major decorative map it can serve both as an excellent source of geographical knowledge and as a way to entertain yourself during these long winter nights. The mapping stereotypes is project is the work of yanko tsvetkov a graphic artist who also goes by the name alphadesigner.