Here’s a picture of the latest rover thingy to land on Mars. [Seems
like one is landing or almost landing every couple of months.] The
pictures are cool; very awe-inspiring. According to the caption, the
DVD stuck to the rover thingy has literature, art and other earthly
cultural wonders. Great idea.
But what I noticed is the crappy design on the cover. There are two
huge logos, one on either side, a big block of copy on the top, and
some straggler lines of copy at the bottom. It also seems that all of
these elements are multi-colored. Red and blue on white. How American.
It’s sad that NASA can drop tens of billions of dollars to send this
thing all the way to Mars, but can’t see its way clear to invest 200
bucks for a designer to make it look decent. We’ve barely touched the Red
Planet, and already we’re trashing it up. What will we send over there next? Val-Pack coupons?