just want to share this awesome projects..
have you guys try this utilities in PtGui... try this and you will get the image below..
you hv to print and cut this shape and glue it all togheter to get the philosphere shape.. well almost like a shape of soccer ball..
and please do check this also http://www.solarviews.com/eng/ico.htm
and this http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/planet_globes/
also this.. Flaming Pear plugins for photoshop, Flexify 2 http://www.flamingpear.com/flexify.html
enjoys...