Latitude cage: a wireframe sphere SVG shape built from cobalt ellipses
Latitude cage describes a globe using nothing but ellipses: 21 horizontal rings stacked from pole to pole and a handful of vertical meridians crossing them. The rings are drawn partly open, as if you were looking at the sphere from slightly above, which is what gives the flat drawing its volume. Thin 1.3 strokes in cobalt blue keep it airy enough to sit behind a headline about anything global: networks, logistics, research.
Make it yours
Tilt the viewpoint
How open the latitude rings appear depends on Curvature. At the preset 60 you look down on the globe a little; at 10 the rings flatten toward straight lines, as if seen from the side, and at 100 they open wide for a view from well above.
Add meridians for a denser cage
Complexity is 5, which gives only a few vertical ellipses. Raise it to 10 and the sphere gains enough meridians to look like a proper wire cage, then trim Weight from 1.3 to about 1 so the extra crossings stay crisp.
FAQ
Can I place the Latitude cage sphere on a dark background?
It works well there. Either set Background to Transparent and place the blue wireframe on your own dark surface, or swap the colors inside the tool: pick a dark navy for Light color and a pale blue for Ink. Thin light lines tend to look heavier on dark backgrounds, so you can usually keep Weight at 1.3 or lower.
How it works
Choose a system
Pick one of 24 geometric systems, from Ray crown and Iris fold to Latitude cage and Twist tower.
Shape the geometry
Set density, detail, bend, openness, weight, scale, rotation and offset, and change the variation for a new arrangement.
Color, frame and use it
Set paper, primary, secondary and accent colors, choose landscape, square or portrait, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.