2015-09-05

Space Exploration Themed Posters Part Two

I continue to enjoy Affinity Designer. In fact, after three months of use I far prefer it (as well as Affinity Photo) to Illustrator or Photoshop. As of this moment my plan is to only use the Adobe apps if a client/project requires it. These new Affinity apps by Serif are fantastic and did I mention they are not rented via subscription but available for purchase the old-fashioned way? Buttery smooth, fully featured and a pleasure to use.

In my downtime this summer I’ve continued working on my series of space exploration-themed posters which I’ve made available on Red Bubble.

A vector design of the Mars Exploration Rover against a red, orange and gray Mars . Text reads: Welcome to Marathon Valley This view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows part of 'Marathon Valley, a destination on the western rim of Endeavour Crater, as seen from an overlook north of the valley. The scene spans from east, at left, to southeast. It combines four images of the rover's panoramic camera on March 13, 2015, during the 3,958th Martian day of Opportunity's work on Mars. Marathon Valley was selected as a science destination because observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter yielded evidence of clay minerals, a clue to ancient wet environments. Opportunity has been exploring the Meridiani Planum region of Mars since January 2004.

Marathon Valley Overlook

This view from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows part of “Marathon Valley,” a destination on the western rim of Endeavour Crater, as seen from an overlook north of the valley. The scene spans from east, at left, to southeast. It combines four images of the rover’s panoramic camera on March 13, 2015, during the 3,958th Martian day of Opportunity’s work on Mars.

Marathon Valley was selected as a science destination because observations by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter yielded evidence of clay minerals, a clue to ancient wet environments. Opportunity has been exploring the Meridiani Planum region of Mars since January 2004.

A vector design of the moon. A rocket on the left and a cartoon depiction of Carl Sagan in a space suit. A text quote in the center reads: 'FOR ME. THE MOST IRONIC TOKEN OF [THE FIRST HUMAN MOON LANDING] IS THE PLAQUE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON THAT APOLLO 11 TOOK TO THE MOON. IT READS, 'WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND.' AS THE UNITED STATES WAS DROPPING SEVEN AND A HALF MEGATONS OF CONVENTIONAL EXPLOSIVES ON SMALL NATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WE CONGRATULATED OURSELVES ON OUR HUMANITY. WE WOULD HARM NO ONE ON A LIFELESS ROCK. THAT PLAQUE IS THERE STILL, ATTACHED TO THE BASE OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR MODULE ON THE AIRLESS DESOLATION OF THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY. IF NO ONE DISTURBS IT, IT WILL STILL BE READABLE A MILLION YEARS FROM NOW.' -CARL SAGAN

“For me, the most ironic token of [the first human moon landing] is the plaque signed by President Richard M. Nixon that Apollo 11 took to the moon. It reads, ‘We came in peace for all Mankind.’ As the United States was dropping seven and a half megatons of conventional explosives on small nations in Southeast Asia, we congratulated ourselves on our humanity. We would harm no one on a lifeless rock. That plaque is there still, attached to the base of the Apollo 11 lunar module on the airless desolation of the Sea of Tranquility. If no one disturbs it, it will still be readable a million years from now.” -Carl Sagan

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