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JPL Infographics Site Wants You and Your Creativity 08.01.12
This graphical timeline shows the launch dates of the more than 100
missions that JPL has either managed or participated in since 1958 -- and
has planned through 2019. JPL is inviting members of the public to submit
their own space and mission-themed visualizations as part of its newly-launched
JPL Infographics website. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A new JPL
website is offering up NASA graphics, images and science data, inviting
the public to create and share out-of-this-world infographics. JPL
Infographics, a newly launched website and resource database from NASA's
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is inviting space aficionados
and graphic wizards to take on a visual challenge by grabbing NASA data
and transforming them into a scientific work of art.
 The
website provides extensive collections of NASA science and mission data,
graphics and space images that members of the public can download and use
to create their own infographics - creative illustrations of complex data.
Users can then upload their infographics, have them reviewed by JPL experts,
and share their creations in a public gallery on the JPL website.
Infographics and data visualizations are revitalizing the way we look
at complex ideas and have become an increasingly popular way to represent
technical data and concepts. The goal of JPL Infographics is to tap into
the creative power of the public, uncovering new ways of explaining and
understanding the wonders of space and space exploration. The marriage of
science data and design may entice a brand new audience and may even inspire
those who have seen the data before to envision it in a new light.
To sign up for a free account and to start creating and uploading your
own creations, visit JPL Infographics at
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/
JPL is managed by the California Institute of Technology for NASA.
Posted 8/2/2012
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