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Chinese Zodiac Animals Designed from World Map

Chinese Zodiac Animals Designed from World Map

By Sean Leow on February 16, 2009

As part of the “Piece Together for Peace” project, Japanese graphic designer Kentaro Nagai has recombined the land masses of a single world map to create the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.

Rooster

Rat

Check out the other designs below and an impressive, animated version of all twelve designs here.

[via Pink Tentacle]

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TOPICS:	Arts & Culture, Design & Architecture
TAGS:	Asia, chinese zodiac, Kentaro Nagai, maps, Piece Together for Peace

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