Space dots. Pretty.
May 28, 2003 2:53 PM Subscribe
Copernica Martin Wattenberg, in collaboration with NASA and Rhizome.org, developed a gorgeous applet to showcase NASA's commissioned art program. Participating artists include William Wegman, Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, and Robert Rauschenburg, among others. Pieces can be viewed by subject, title, or create your own gallery. Beautiful.
Ooh!aah!filter.
Kidding, kidding! ;-) That is neat. NASA remains one of the only government branches you can't love to hate. And information visualizations like this, though less artistically realized, is finally becoming accessible to non-programmers through freeware projects like TouchGraph.
posted by hairyeyeball at 4:07 PM on May 28, 2003
Kidding, kidding! ;-) That is neat. NASA remains one of the only government branches you can't love to hate. And information visualizations like this, though less artistically realized, is finally becoming accessible to non-programmers through freeware projects like TouchGraph.
posted by hairyeyeball at 4:07 PM on May 28, 2003
Loved the interface as well, but it is a shame the images can't be enlarged (or I didn't find a way). Lovely link - thanks.
posted by harja at 5:59 PM on May 28, 2003
posted by harja at 5:59 PM on May 28, 2003
I'd much prefer a regular ol' page of thumbnails linked to some decent sized images. I don't see any advantage to this slow loading applet, aside from giving a geeky thrill to those who can appreciate the programming skill.
posted by gametone at 8:18 PM on May 28, 2003
posted by gametone at 8:18 PM on May 28, 2003
I couldn't find Warhol, Leibowitz, or Wegman...? (In text view).
posted by gottabefunky at 12:19 PM on May 29, 2003
posted by gottabefunky at 12:19 PM on May 29, 2003
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