I really like the concept behind these designs, a really nice new innovative idea for packaging making something as bland as an elastic band interesting.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Ric Bixter
Ric Bixter
I really like the concept behind these designs, a really nice new innovative idea for packaging making something as bland as an elastic band interesting.
I really like the concept behind these designs, a really nice new innovative idea for packaging making something as bland as an elastic band interesting.
Monday, 26 September 2011
Brand and Identity
Brand and Identity
A nice selection of complimenting stocks and colour ranges to bring the all the designs together.
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A favourite Piece of design i remembered finding last year which i have yet to blog, found on September Industry.
I particularly like the use of the aesthetics found in the product itself and the simplicity of the whole project.
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A different approach to stock, i like the maps unique design and feel it works great along the grain of the wood.
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Ten Over Six - Brand Identity
A really contemporary designs using a monopoly money colour palette and Gold discount stickers to create a new look brand.
Thursday, 22 September 2011
What is Good // N.A.S.A // Kepler
History
In January 2006, the project was delayed eight months because of budget cuts and consolidation at NASA.[27] It was delayed again by four months in March 2006 due to fiscal problems. At this time the high-gain antenna was changed from a gimballed design to one fixed to the frame of the spacecraft to reduce cost and complexity, at the cost of one observation day per month.
The observatory was launched on March 7, 2009 at 03:49:57 UTC (March 6, 10:49:57 p.m. EST) aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.[1][6] The launch was a complete success and all three stages were completed by 04:55 UTC. The cover of the telescope was jettisoned on April 7, 2009 and the first light images were taken on the next day.
On April 20, 2009, it was announced that the Kepler science team had concluded that further refinement of the focus would dramatically increase the scientific return. On April 23, 2009 it was announced that the focus had been successfully optimized by moving the primary mirror 40 micrometers (1.6 thousandths of an inch) towards the focal plane and tilting the primary mirror 0.0072 degree.
On May 12, 2009 at 5:01 p.m. Pacific Time (17:01 UTC-8), Kepler successfully completed its commissioning phase and began its search for planets around other stars.
On June 19, 2009, the spacecraft successfully sent its first science data to Earth. It was discovered that Kepler had entered safe mode on June 15. A second safe mode event occurred on July 2. In both cases the event was triggered by a processor reset. The spacecraft resumed normal operation on July 3 and the science data that had been collected since June 19 was downlinked that day.
In January 2006, the project was delayed eight months because of budget cuts and consolidation at NASA.[27] It was delayed again by four months in March 2006 due to fiscal problems. At this time the high-gain antenna was changed from a gimballed design to one fixed to the frame of the spacecraft to reduce cost and complexity, at the cost of one observation day per month.
The observatory was launched on March 7, 2009 at 03:49:57 UTC (March 6, 10:49:57 p.m. EST) aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.[1][6] The launch was a complete success and all three stages were completed by 04:55 UTC. The cover of the telescope was jettisoned on April 7, 2009 and the first light images were taken on the next day.
On April 20, 2009, it was announced that the Kepler science team had concluded that further refinement of the focus would dramatically increase the scientific return. On April 23, 2009 it was announced that the focus had been successfully optimized by moving the primary mirror 40 micrometers (1.6 thousandths of an inch) towards the focal plane and tilting the primary mirror 0.0072 degree.
On May 12, 2009 at 5:01 p.m. Pacific Time (17:01 UTC-8), Kepler successfully completed its commissioning phase and began its search for planets around other stars.
On June 19, 2009, the spacecraft successfully sent its first science data to Earth. It was discovered that Kepler had entered safe mode on June 15. A second safe mode event occurred on July 2. In both cases the event was triggered by a processor reset. The spacecraft resumed normal operation on July 3 and the science data that had been collected since June 19 was downlinked that day.
On October 14, 2009, the cause of these safing events was determined to be a low voltage power supply which provides power to the RAD750processor.[35] On January 12, 2010, one portion of the focal plane transmitted anomalous data, suggesting a problem with focal plane MOD-3 module, covering 2 out of Kepler's 42 CCDs. As of October 2010, the module was described as "failed", but the coverage still exceeded the science goals.
Kepler downloads roughly 90-100 gigabits of science data about once per month - an example of such a download was on 22–23 November 2010.
Once Kepler has detected a transit-like signature, it is necessary to rule out false positives with follow-up tests such as doppler spectroscopy. Although Kepler was designed for photometry it turns out that it is capable of astrometry and such measurements can help confirm or rule out planet candidates.
Kepler downloads roughly 90-100 gigabits of science data about once per month - an example of such a download was on 22–23 November 2010.
Once Kepler has detected a transit-like signature, it is necessary to rule out false positives with follow-up tests such as doppler spectroscopy. Although Kepler was designed for photometry it turns out that it is capable of astrometry and such measurements can help confirm or rule out planet candidates.
What is Good // N.A.S.A // Kepler
Kepler Spacecraft
Kepler is a NASA spacecraft equipped with a space observatory designed to discover Earth-like planetsorbiting other stars. The spacecraft is named in honor of German astronomer Johannes Kepler. The spacecraft was launched on March 7, 2009, with a planned mission lifetime of at least 3.5 years.
Kepler's only instrument is a photometer that continuously monitors the brightness of over 145,000[9] main sequence stars in a fixed field of view. This data is analyzed to detect periodic fluctuations that indicate the presence of extrasolar planets (planets outside our solar system) that are in the process of crossing the face of other stars.
'Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp'. was responsible for developing the Kepler flight system.
On 2 February 2011, the Kepler team announced the results from the data of May to September 2009. They found 1235 planetary candidates circling 997 host stars, more than twice the number of currently known exoplanets. The Kepler results included 68 planetary candidates of Earth-like size and 54 planetary candidates in the habitable zone of their star. The team estimated that 5.4% of stars host Earth-size planet candidates and 17% of all stars have multiple planets. As the mission continues, additional longer period candidates continue to be found - as of September 2011, there were 1781 candidates.
The next data release is scheduled for September 23, 2011, and will consist of one quarter (three months) of data through December 2009.[16] There will be no data released from 2010 or later until June 2012.
The spacecraft has a mass of 1,039 kilograms (2,290 lb), has a 0.95-meter (37.4 in) aperture, and a 1.4-meter (55 in)primary mirror (when it was launched this was the largest on any telescope outside of Earth orbit).[23] The spacecraft has a 115 deg2 (about 12 degree diameter) field of view (FOV), roughly equivalent to the size of one's fist held at arm's length. Of this, 105 deg2 is of science quality, with less than 11% vignetting.
The focal plane of the spacecraft's camera is made up of 42 CCDs at 2200 × 1024 pixels which makes it the largest camera launched into space with a resolution of 95 megapixels.
Kepler is a NASA spacecraft equipped with a space observatory designed to discover Earth-like planetsorbiting other stars. The spacecraft is named in honor of German astronomer Johannes Kepler. The spacecraft was launched on March 7, 2009, with a planned mission lifetime of at least 3.5 years.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
What is Good // N.A.S.A // Earth
Earth Stats
| Mass (kg) | 5.976e+24 |
|---|---|
| Mass (Earth = 1) | 1.0000e+00 |
| Equatorial radius (km) | 6,378.14 |
| Equatorial radius (Earth = 1) | 1.0000e+00 |
| Mean density (gm/cm^3) | 5.515 |
| Mean distance from the Sun (km) | 149,600,000 |
| Mean distance from the Sun (Earth = 1) | 1.0000 |
| Rotational period (days) | 0.99727 |
| Rotational period (hours) | 23.9345 |
| Orbital period (days) | 365.256 |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) | 29.79 |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.0167 |
| Tilt of axis (degrees) | 23.45 |
| Orbital inclination (degrees) | 0.000 |
| Equatorial escape velocity (km/sec) | 11.18 |
| Equatorial surface gravity (m/sec^2) | 9.78 |
| Visual geometric albedo | 0.37 |
| Mean surface temperature | 15°C |
| Atmospheric pressure (bars) | 1.013 |
| Atmospheric composition
Nitrogen
Oxygen Other | 77% 21% 2% |
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