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Posted by: SkyeLab Oct 4 2007, 01:33 PM

WOW!! Nice one Doug............... , nearly fell off my chair when I logged on....

Brian

Posted by: djellison Oct 4 2007, 01:34 PM

It all began 50 years ago today. We couldn't let that milestone go un-marked, and hence until Jan 4th ( the 50th anniv of Sputnik 1's re-entry) we will be wearing a celebratory logo.

Posted by: remcook Oct 4 2007, 02:01 PM

very nice! though from the colour scheme it looks like we're mourning wink.gif

Posted by: PDP8E Oct 4 2007, 02:01 PM

Unexpected and beautiful!

I spoke with my father last night (he is 91) and we both recalled going out for several weeks and trying to see sputnik during those chilly fall nights 50 years ago! I don't recall ever seeing anything (I guess only the booster was visible since sputnik was only a foot or two across), but I do remember one night when he took me outside and we both saw Echo (200 foot mylar like beach ball) fly over the house just when the paper said it would !

thanks Doug

Posted by: ustrax Oct 4 2007, 02:07 PM

Nice work Doug, looks distinct.
Happy Aniversary Travelling Companion!
And thank you, both, Sputnik and Ellison, for gathering us all! smile.gif

Posted by: ddeerrff Oct 4 2007, 02:49 PM

Nice, but it took me a while to find it. It only appears on the "Pro" skin, and I am set to use the default.

Posted by: SkyeLab Oct 4 2007, 03:01 PM

Doug,

I was wondering if you are going to do some commemorative merchandise for the shop based on the new ( if transient) logo?

Cheers

Brian

Posted by: The Messenger Oct 4 2007, 03:50 PM

QUOTE (remcook @ Oct 4 2007, 08:01 AM) *
very nice! though from the colour scheme it looks like we're mourning wink.gif

...everything was black and white then...except for Disneyland and Dorothy

Posted by: djellison Oct 4 2007, 03:56 PM

QUOTE (ddeerrff @ Oct 4 2007, 03:49 PM) *
It only appears on the "Pro" skin, and I am set to use the default.


Yup - that was the plan all along. The pro-skin is now the forum default - and the older skin remains as a legacy for people who don't like the font of the new skin. What I hope to do is generate a second version of the Pro skin with the font of the old skin, so the option actually just becomes between two fonts.

I don't intend to sell anything with the logo on -it's just a temporary marker and the hassle involved in getting new CafePress stuff sorted far exceeds any returns from sales.

Doug

Posted by: lyford Oct 4 2007, 04:09 PM

Very clean and classy look, Doug! The new color scheme seems easier to read and navigate. It also feels rather more upscale, and I think I will have to behave myself when I am in here. biggrin.gif

Posted by: Decepticon Oct 4 2007, 04:31 PM

It's about time for a fresh look.

Looks great. smile.gif

Posted by: helvick Oct 4 2007, 04:45 PM

Wow - very nice. I second Brian's suggestion - some merchandise would be good, I need a couple of new T-Shirts smile.gif .

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Oct 4 2007, 05:06 PM

QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 4 2007, 05:34 AM) *
until Jan 4th ( the 50th anniv of Sputnik 1's re-entry) we will be wearing a celebratory logo.


After that you can rotate it 90 degrees to represent the UMSF balloon.

Posted by: PhilCo126 Oct 4 2007, 05:19 PM

Waaw, I was amazed when I first saw the webpage... Great initiative!
Happy Birthday Sputnik!

Posted by: punkboi Oct 4 2007, 05:21 PM

Nice forum logo. And Happy Birthday to Sputnik (and me)! biggrin.gif

Posted by: Reckless Oct 4 2007, 08:50 PM

Very nice especially the top banner.
A happy sputniki birthday to all.
smile.gif Roy

Posted by: nprev Oct 5 2007, 12:09 AM

What a nice surprise, and a perfectly fitting tribute...very well done, Doug! smile.gif

PB: Way to choose a birthday, you sly dog! laugh.gif Hope we're on Mars when you hit the big five-oh...

Posted by: Stephen Oct 5 2007, 01:43 AM

OK, I guess it's up to me to play dissenter then.

While I like the new logo--and a well done is definitely in order there--I much prefer the previous colour scheme. It was much easier on the eye and (just MHO) distinctive. Also as someone else pointed it looks like the forum is in mourning.

Space may well be black (although the forum's new colour scheme looks more a kind of greenish-black than the jet black variety; but maybe that's just my own eyes), but I'm not sure that black is an appropriate colour for a forum with a subjet-matter like this one when the era we live in is one where money for unmanned spaceflight is so hard to come by and missions are either suffering cutbacks (eg MSL) or are not happening at all (eg the NASA's promised follow-up missions to next year's lunar orbiter, not to mention the perennial bridesmaid which keeps being left behind at the altar: the Europan orbiter). And all the more so if you tie that colour to Sputnik. It could be construed to imply that the Sputnik era was the dead pinnacle of unmanned space exploration we're all in mourning for rather than just the beginning of a bright new era in human accomplishment. That is, as if we're looking back toward a dead utopia rather than looking forward (and with hope) towards the future.

Just my two cents.

=====
Stephen

Posted by: CosmicRocker Oct 5 2007, 05:35 AM

Ok, here is my space age rant, FWIW. This is without a doubt one of the most important space anniversaries we have had to celebrate in recent times. It truly is worthy of reflection now that it is 50 years later. As a civilisation, we probably could have advanced further into space exploration and space mobility than we have over the past half century, but the Sputnik program was beyond any doubt, the beginning marker of the space age and the subsequent space race. It essentially sparked the creation of NASA, and ultimately all the other national space agencies. It is a bit early to comment on the private space enterprises, but we've certainly come quite a long way since the early days.

One can argue that we should be further along with the agenda by now, but as we look at the great variety of exploratory missions that our species has recently launched, and are currently controlling, I look back at the collective enterprise as quite an outstanding accomplishment for our planet's diverse nations. I think we can all feel proud, and thank the Sputnik creators for kick-starting the whole thing.

As I think back on my personal experiences from 50 years ago, they very much parallel those described by PDP8E. I was 7 years old that day, and I remember my Dad taking me outside at night to see if we might see the satellite pass overhead. We didn't see it, but we did watch the evening or nighttime news, where we heard television broadcasts of the http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/. It was a special day for me, and one that turned me into a space exploration enthusiast 50 years ago. wink.gif On a later date, we did go out to see the Echo satellite pass overhead, which also turned me into a satellite hunter. My dad gave me a 1x1 inch sample of the metallicized Mylar material used in the "beach ball" before we went out and saw that artificial satellite pass overhead. That pretty much cemented my interest in space.

As an international community, we all need to find ways to instill the wonders of space into the minds of our children.

Posted by: djellison Oct 5 2007, 08:19 AM

QUOTE (Stephen @ Oct 5 2007, 02:43 AM) *
Just my two cents.



My 2 pence in reply - you're SERIOUSLY over analyising it by about 20 orders of magnitude.

The criteria are quite simple.
1) Is derived from the default
2) Doesn't look like complete crap. (A bit like crap is fine)

Here is the exact thought process that went on to come to the new logoFinished. If you're trying to invoke some sort of deep rooted subversive commentary on the status of exploration of space...you SERIOUSLY need to lighten up. I am not, for instance, about to look at the extension lead I'm using and go :

'hmm - a red led on it - suggestive of 'stop' and 'evil' - infering the suggestion that using too much electricity is a bad thing that contributes detrimentally to the state of our climate and counters my responsibility as a member of the global commuinty to be as low impact as I can and furthermore, by buying the cheapest extension lead I could find, I am funding the evil capitalist exploitation of low wage far eastern factory workers that once more, is damning of my efforts to be a globally social and environmentally responsible human...'

...no - it's just an LED - like that's just a logo, made in the laziest way possible.

The basic premise of always having the default skin with a tweaked banner is that as I'm not a code monkey ( as I've said about 1.6x10^58 times before) - I do know how to add skins to the forum, but I occasionally need the Invision tech support guys help . So I want to keep the forum as 'default' as possible to make the ammount of effort involved in maintaining it as minimal as possible.

If someone asked me what I thought the logo looked like I'd go 'Quite nice, simple, clean, a bit corporate perhaps, but nothing wrong with a bit of professionalism'

The theme's staying. If you want to use the old one - the option is there at the bottom left of every single page for you to select which one you want to use - but the old theme is designed around Invision 2.1 - and we're on Invision 2.3 - so compatability issues may exist.

If someone want's to make an Invision 2.3 theme all of their own - I'll happily install it - but the default theme will always be the default as installed with Invision...simply because, as a great guy once said - better is the enemy of good enough.

Doug

Posted by: mchan Oct 5 2007, 09:50 AM

I like it. It's minimalist, but I like minimalist in this case.

Posted by: Stephen Oct 5 2007, 11:37 AM

For those who feel inclined it is possible to compare the new look with the old look using Google's cached pages.

For example, here's the http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:bnBzZMasKb8J:www.unmannedspaceflight.com/+%2Bsite:unmannedspaceflight.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=au..

A few notes:

1) The lineup of the planets in the new logo is rather harder to make out than in the old one. To make the lineup standout better I would suggest either lightening the shade of black used in it or brightening the outlines of the planets. Or if the lineup no longer matters any more (and maybe it doesn't; Sputnik did, of course, only go round and round, as opposed to go outward bound) then alternately drop the lineup altogether.

2) I notice there are still nine planets in the logo's lineup. Was that a subtle message of defiance to the IAU? smile.gif Or merely an artifact of the speed with which the new llogo was designed? :-(

3) The icons marking the subforums look slightly larger than the old ones, but I presume that is just an optical illusion.

4) Quotation mark icons have replaced the "IPB" icons. I take it this to be just a feature of the new Invision version. That said, if you look closely at the old version the non-IPB icons (those with backward "L"--or whatever that corner icon thingie is) in fact have an "IPB" inside of them. The new ones have a slightly larger backward "L" but no "IPB" or quote mark.

5) Looks like the text font used has been altered also. If you compare "Front Page Stories" in the two versions, for example, you will notice that the letters are slightly more widely spaced in the old version than in the new, which have a slightly more "squashed" look, which is more obviously a variable size font than the old one. If the font used for the message text has also changed then that potentially can play havoc with certain things like user sigs. (Like, well, um, mine for example.)

6) The "5" in the logo looks noticably larger than the (filled in) "O". But I presume this is just an optical illusion too.

But of course I guess I'm just "over analyzing" again. Best of luck with the new schema.

=====
Stephen

Posted by: Del Palmer Oct 5 2007, 11:53 AM

QUOTE (Stephen @ Oct 5 2007, 12:37 PM) *
For those who feel inclined it is possible to compare the new look with the old look using Google's cached pages.

For example, here's the http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:bnBzZMasKb8J:www.unmannedspaceflight.com/+%2Bsite:unmannedspaceflight.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=au..


Both versions look identical to me -- it is best to grab screenshots for comparative studies. If you don't like the color scheme, just override it within your browser. Here is how I see the forum:



In fact, that's the way I've always viewed the forum (and every other website, for that matter). I personally could not give a rat's about the way websites look; I'm only interested in the content. smile.gif

Posted by: djellison Oct 5 2007, 11:58 AM

QUOTE (Stephen @ Oct 5 2007, 12:37 PM) *
But of course I guess I'm just "over analyzing" again.


ph34r.gif

Posted by: Del Palmer Oct 5 2007, 12:02 PM

QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Oct 5 2007, 06:35 AM) *
One can argue that we should be further along with the agenda by now, but as we look at the great variety of exploratory missions that our species has recently launched, and are currently controlling, I look back at the collective enterprise as quite an outstanding accomplishment for our planet's diverse nations. I think we can all feel proud, and thank the Sputnik creators for kick-starting the whole thing.


Amen to that!

QUOTE
As I think back on my personal experiences from 50 years ago, they very much parallel those described by PDP8E. I was 7 years old that day, and I remember my Dad taking me outside at night to see if we might see the satellite pass overhead.


In celebration, I watched the movie October Sky last night, one of my all-time favorites -- very evocative. As you were there, would you say it captured the feelings of the era accurately?

QUOTE
As an international community, we all need to find ways to instill the wonders of space into the minds of our children.


Indeed we do! Being envious about their future is silly and unproductive. smile.gif

Posted by: Tom Tamlyn Oct 5 2007, 12:20 PM

QUOTE (Stephen @ Oct 5 2007, 07:37 AM) *
1) The lineup of the planets in the new logo is rather harder to make out than in the old one. To make the lineup standout better I would suggest either lightening the shade of black used in it or brightening the outlines of the planets.



I second the request for increasing the contrast between the outlines of the planets and the background.

In fact I was about to post a reply saying that I don't see any planets at all, but by carefully adjusting the angle of the screen and twisting my head back and forth, I can just barely tell that they're there. The planets still don't register unless I consciously look for them.

The 50/sputnik logo is wonderful; good work.

TTT

Posted by: centsworth_II Oct 5 2007, 03:17 PM

I am amazed by this whole discussion. I come to this site for the CONTENT not the garnish.
I don't know what skin I was using before -- for me the main change has been from a light
blue scheme to a gray. I find both simple, pleasant, and NON-DISTRACTING from the content.

Posted by: centsworth_II Oct 5 2007, 03:21 PM

QUOTE (Tom Tamlyn @ Oct 5 2007, 08:20 AM) *
I second the request for increasing the contrast between the outlines of the planets and the background.


OK, I do have to agree with this smile.gif

Posted by: Del Palmer Oct 5 2007, 03:42 PM

QUOTE (Tom Tamlyn @ Oct 5 2007, 01:20 PM) *
In fact I was about to post a reply saying that I don't see any planets at all, but by carefully adjusting the angle of the screen and twisting my head back and forth, I can just barely tell that they're there. The planets still don't register unless I consciously look for them.


I think you guys either need to calibrate your displays (LCD?) or buy better ones. wink.gif
I'm using a low-end shadow-mask CRT that cost all of £20 new, yet the planet outlines are very obvious. Very nice job on the logo.

Posted by: ustrax Oct 5 2007, 03:47 PM

QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Oct 5 2007, 04:17 PM) *
I am amazed by this whole discussion.


My thought too...although I would like to see fresh flowers everyday on the top right corner... tongue.gif

Posted by: djellison Oct 5 2007, 04:40 PM

Previously someone asked about the numbers of planets in the line up. Until someone recalls the two Pioneer spacecraft and etches out Pluto on their plaques (for that is where they, and the normal logo come from) then it will remain as it is smile.gif

Dou

Posted by: Stu Oct 6 2007, 09:35 AM

QUOTE (Del Palmer @ Oct 5 2007, 01:02 PM) *
Being envious about their future is silly and unproductive. smile.gif


I find it very productive actually, and I suspect others here do too. Being envious of what the youngsters of today will see and do in their future is the main driving force behind all the Outreach work I do in schools, and also behind writing the children's space books I've written: I want to make sure they appreciate the opportunities they'll have and the wonders they'll see, and don't just lose themselves in an apathetic world of iPods, gangsta-rap and celebrity worship. I can't tell them what it WAS like to fly into space because I haven't done it myself, but I can tell them what events will happen, eventually, in their future, and encourage them to be a part of that future, an active part and not just an armchair observer.

When I stand in front of a classroom packed with over 100 7 and 8 year olds, and take them on my "Tour of the Solar System", and show them how when they grow up people will be walking on the Moon again, and walking on Mars for the first time, am I thinking "Won't that be great?" You bet. Am I also scanning the faces of the kids around me and wondering "Will it be YOU doing that for real one day?" Absolutely. Am I growling inside, thinking "You lucky, lucky *****s, you'll get to see things I have dreamed about for years"? Damn right. But it's that jealousy and enthusiasm that I hope - and I'm told - helps make my talks in schools so useful, because the message is a positive one. A jealous one, yes, guilty as charged, but in that I think I'm no different to many people here, or to people in previous ages who've wished they could see the next generation of racing cars, or fighter aircraft, or musicians or sportsmen or etc etc...

Somewhere, right now, there's a kid who'll grow up to become the first person to stand on the edge of Valles Marineris and peer down at its floor. I hate him or her and am jealous of them for that, sure, but not in a vindictive way.

Envious? Fair enough. Silly? Don't think so.

Posted by: Del Palmer Oct 6 2007, 11:14 AM

That's interesting, Stu. I've also given talks at local schools (spurred on by encouragement via e-mail from David Levy) but I only ever talk about the past and present. My talks are driven by the excitement of what we've learned and our current exploits. The future is not something I ever think about. As a consequence, I'm not envious at all. Not sure why I am "future-blind"; is it a blessing or a curse? wink.gif

Posted by: Stu Oct 6 2007, 12:05 PM

Good to hear of someone else doing schools Outreach Del! smile.gif Personally, I can't imagine going into a school and giving a talk without mentioning what those kids could do in the future. I like to leave a school thinking that I've maybe helped inspire just a couple of the little monsters young children enough to make them at least want to find out more on their own, or maybe think seriously about how they might go into space, or science, when older. I also shine a spotlight on what we've achieved, and are doing today, but I can't imagine not discussing the plans to send people to the Moon and Mars, or land probes on Europa, or one day take images of Earth-like worlds orbiting distant stars... If you don't talk about the future, it's just history and current affairs.

Different when I talk to a U3A or WIDENING HORIZONS group - all retired people - because chances are rather slim that they'll ever "grow up" to walk on the Moon wink.gif but with a school class or a church hall full of Brownies or Scouts or whatever I feel a kind of obligation to try and get them excited about the possibilities in their future, and maybe help give them something else to think about instead of hanging around street corners listening to 50 Cent on their mobile phones and secretly swigging cider out of Coke cans... biggrin.gif

Posted by: kenny Oct 9 2007, 06:50 PM

I like the new design, it IS a significant anniversary worth marking, and I was pleased to see some recollections from the few of us old enough to actually recall the event.

Here, for anyone interested, is my take on Sputnik and the first 50 years of the space age, as it appeared in The Herald newspaper, Glasgow, last week. To test the observant and the knowledgeable, there is a small error re Laika.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.1733994.0.how_sputnik_launched_a_lifelong_love_affair.php

Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 8 2008, 07:12 PM

Great to see the Sputnik logo is still 'alive & kicking' wink.gif
What will be the next Unmanned spacecraft in the logo ( Echo 1 ) ???

Posted by: djellison Jan 8 2008, 07:24 PM

There are plans.

Posted by: nprev Jan 19 2008, 07:42 PM

Ha! biggrin.gif 100,000 posts, I take it? Congratulations, Doug!

Posted by: djellison Nov 30 2008, 02:31 PM

Kudos to Astro0 who has been my banner-logo guru for a long time - we've got a conjunction special for the next couple of weeks smile.gif

Posted by: Doc Nov 30 2008, 02:40 PM

How fitting, good call Doug, I was wondering when you were going to change the logo;-)

Posted by: djellison Nov 30 2008, 03:10 PM

It's all Astro0's doing - suddenly my inbox will have a pertinent, stylish logo in it :0

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Nov 30 2008, 07:49 PM

No offense to Astro0, but when it first popped up I tried to brush whatever it was off my monitor.

Posted by: Hungry4info Dec 1 2008, 12:03 AM

Is everyone ready for a completely ignorant question? ^_^

... what exactly is it?

Posted by: nprev Dec 1 2008, 01:00 AM

The Sun between Mars & Earth.

I like it! smile.gif Thanks, Astro0 & Doug.

Posted by: Hungry4info Dec 1 2008, 02:52 AM

QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 30 2008, 07:00 PM) *
The Sun between Mars & Earth.

Ohh... will it be changed after conjunction is over?

Posted by: Astro0 Dec 1 2008, 02:55 AM

Shortly after conjunction we will be in the lead up to the 5th anniversary for the twin Rovers.
Keep an eye out for a new addition the banner. smile.gif

Not long after that, UMSF reaches 5 years!!!
Astro0

Posted by: PhilCo126 Dec 1 2008, 07:42 AM

Another great logo and we're already looking forward to the next and to an amazing 5th anniversary !!!!!

Posted by: PhilCo126 Dec 1 2008, 03:00 PM

Take a look at the logos of the planets on the cover of this 1983 NASA-JPL publication:



Posted by: climber Dec 1 2008, 06:37 PM

Doug, you may be want to change the forum's name to UnMARSned Spaceflight mars.gif

Posted by: nprev Dec 2 2008, 02:27 AM

What the hell is that little symbol out from Pluto? Eris? rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Patteroast Dec 2 2008, 03:22 AM

Looks like after Pluto they have a comet symbol.

Posted by: dvandorn Dec 2 2008, 04:12 PM

All I can say is that I'm glad when someone notes here when the logo is changed on the IP.Board Pro skin, since I find that skin rather ugly and never use it, and would never see the new logos unless someone pointed them out (at which time I switch skins for a minute to see them).

The logo on the IPB 2.2.0 Default skin that I vastly prefer still reads "1500 Sols," and while I know I'm likely the only guy who prefers this skin and am not asking for that logo to be updated on this skin when it's changed on the Pro skin, it's nice that I can get some notice when the main skin is updated so I can at least switch over and take a look, before going back to my preferred skin.

-the other Doug

Posted by: djellison Dec 2 2008, 04:18 PM

With the upgrade to Invision 3, you will have to say good bye to the legacy skin I'm afraid - it just makes no sense to spend the time to make it work.

Posted by: dvandorn Dec 2 2008, 04:31 PM

Oh, I understand. I'm thankful that I've been able to use this skin as long as I have (Verdana being my font of choice for more than 10 years, now, far predating this forum).

But, and I think I speak for most everyone here, in the final analysis, it's not the font and colors that keep me coming back to UMSF. It's the content, and that content is, pardon the expression, color-blind... smile.gif

-the other Doug

Posted by: stevesliva Dec 2 2008, 05:54 PM

I thought I'd stick with Verdana as well, but I moved to the newer skin sometime in the past and have forgotten how it was easier to read words like nihilism and philistine. wink.gif

Posted by: Del Palmer Dec 2 2008, 06:11 PM

QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 2 2008, 04:31 PM) *
Oh, I understand. I'm thankful that I've been able to use this skin as long as I have (Verdana being my font of choice for more than 10 years, now, far predating this forum).


Have you considered using the font override function in your browser? I also have overrides set for colors etc. and see no difference between the skins, apart from the logo...

Posted by: PhilCo126 Aug 18 2009, 09:40 AM

A superb MER Sol 2000 logo ... pancam.gif

cool.gif

Posted by: nprev Aug 18 2009, 03:17 PM

Most cool indeed!!!! smile.gif Is this another Astro0 original?

Posted by: djellison Aug 18 2009, 05:23 PM

As ever biggrin.gif

Posted by: Ant103 Aug 18 2009, 09:41 PM

Yes! A very cool surprise just after woke up and clicking on the forum title to refresh it wink.gif.

Posted by: alan Nov 29 2009, 09:42 PM

Love the new logo. wheel.gif

Posted by: mhoward Nov 29 2009, 09:44 PM

It's excellent as usual. Go Spirit!

Posted by: nprev Nov 29 2009, 10:03 PM

Right on!!!:)) Nice work, Astro0 & Doug.

Posted by: djellison Nov 29 2009, 10:26 PM

All Astro0's work - I just pin them up smile.gif

Posted by: nprev Jan 3 2010, 11:53 PM

Banner's lookin' sweet, Astro0! smile.gif

EDIT: Fun idea- any chance of posting a gallery of past UMSF banners for nostalgic purposes?

Posted by: Astro0 Jan 4 2010, 10:46 AM

nprev, these are all the banners I could find on my harddrive.
Not sure about the order.


The very shortlived 'cake' version was some of the admins mucking about for Doug's birthday.

Posted by: tasp Jan 4 2010, 04:28 PM

Hey thanks for that blast from the past !!

Did not recall them changing so often.

Funny how they are all more excellent than the rest . . . . . . .




Posted by: nprev Mar 13 2010, 09:03 AM

Astro0 strikes again!!! biggrin.gif A great-looking & fitting tribute to one hell of a milestone by the toughest little rover to ever chew up regolith.

Posted by: Explorer1 Mar 13 2010, 09:28 AM

The site is on archive.org too, if anyone wants to see them for themselves, going back almost all the way to the start of the domain.

By the way, what's with http://mer.rlproject.com/ ?


It seems to have been taken over...

Posted by: djellison Mar 13 2010, 09:42 AM

I let the rlproject.com domain go - no point spending £/year maintaining it when I didn't use it any more.

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Mar 13 2010, 03:54 PM

Domain squatters.

EDIT: actually that appears to be a domain error message in Japanese, so that must be where Doug's discount hosting company was located.

Posted by: nprev May 17 2010, 05:35 PM

This new banner looks really nice, Astro0; GO HAYABUSA!!!

Posted by: Hungry4info May 18 2010, 02:29 AM

Seconded!

Posted by: Astro0 May 18 2010, 05:46 AM

Remember that you can always buy the t-shirt wink.gif
http://www.cafepress.com.au/planetaryshop.441600448

It helps the outreach work of The Planetary Society.

Posted by: climber Sep 9 2010, 09:22 PM

Astro0 hit again...

Posted by: paxdan Sep 9 2010, 11:08 PM

Any chance that when you click on the logo in the banner it can link to the prime thread about the subject of the banner?

Posted by: djellison Sep 10 2010, 12:22 AM

Nope. It's coded into invision as a link to the 'home' url of the forum.

Posted by: eoincampbell Sep 10 2010, 04:49 AM

Yeah! Some proper EPOXI limelight! (Good luck team)

Posted by: nprev Sep 16 2010, 01:56 PM

Better late then never, I guess...sweet logo, Astro0! smile.gif

BTW, UMSF travel advisory: There are many parts of Okinawa that utterly lack Internet connectivity, specifically my in-laws' house & surrounding environs. rolleyes.gif I'll be back to my frequent inane postings from Los Angeles next week...

Posted by: Phil Stooke Sep 16 2010, 02:29 PM

I thought things had been refreshingly quiet around here!

Phil

Posted by: nprev Sep 16 2010, 02:53 PM

Watch it, Map Boy! tongue.gif

Posted by: Phil Stooke Sep 16 2010, 06:53 PM

Sorry Sir.

Phil

Posted by: nprev Nov 25 2010, 05:02 AM

Astro0--sweet!!! smile.gif

Posted by: hendric Nov 29 2010, 05:13 PM

Man, you guys sure spoil us!

Posted by: charborob Dec 13 2010, 05:07 PM

Anybody notice the new forum logo?

Posted by: Hungry4info Dec 13 2010, 10:24 PM

Yep -- Looks nice, too smile.gif

Posted by: nprev Dec 14 2010, 04:29 AM

Yeah, this one is really nice...killer work, Astro0!

Just out of curiosity, what are you using to make these banners? My last experience with this kind of stuff (years ago) involved Macromedia Fireworks.

Posted by: Astro0 Dec 14 2010, 12:39 PM

It's just Photoshop smile.gif

Posted by: Hungry4info Jan 3 2011, 04:48 AM

Very nice, on the 7 yr logo.

Posted by: nprev Jan 3 2011, 04:51 AM

A beauty to be sure! smile.gif

Seven years...man...tempis fugit.

Posted by: Hungry4info Feb 9 2011, 04:16 AM

How long has the forum logo been 3D?

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Feb 9 2011, 04:35 AM

QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Feb 8 2011, 08:16 PM) *
How long has the forum logo been 3D?

About 15 minutes.

Posted by: Astro0 Feb 9 2011, 04:54 AM

The 3D UMSF@7 banner will only be up for a few days as there is another big event happening NExT week wink.gif

TIP: Wearing your 3D glasses also take a look at the banner from the far left or right (ie: the screen angled away from you)

Posted by: djellison Feb 9 2011, 05:37 AM

OMG It's like you're ACTUALLY THERE. smile.gif

Posted by: nprev Feb 9 2011, 05:37 AM

A trip indeed; thanks, Astro0! smile.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Feb 9 2011, 05:43 AM

QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 9 2011, 04:37 PM) *
OMG It's like you're ACTUALLY THERE. smile.gif


Ah, I hope you ARE actually there/here Doug! laugh.gif

BTW, the banner idea was inspired by Stu's great anaglyphs.

Posted by: remcook Feb 9 2011, 08:02 AM

Haha, nice one! Just don't look at it too long without glasses. Feeling dizzy now tongue.gif

Posted by: Gsnorgathon Feb 9 2011, 09:35 PM

Doug, you just freakin' made my freakin' day. Really. Thank you.

Posted by: MahFL Feb 10 2011, 12:47 AM

QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Feb 9 2011, 10:35 PM) *
Doug, you just freakin' made my freakin' day. Really. Thank you.



I just noticed it too. Cool.

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Feb 11 2011, 06:19 AM

QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Feb 9 2011, 01:35 PM) *
Doug, you just freakin' made my freakin' day. Really. Thank you.


Astro0 deserves most of the kudos for this.

Posted by: Gsnorgathon Feb 11 2011, 09:43 PM

QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Feb 10 2011, 10:19 PM) *
Astro0 deserves most of the kudos for this.

Oh, no doubt. But what made my day was Doug's comment:

QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 8 2011, 09:37 PM) *
OMG It's like you're ACTUALLY THERE. smile.gif


Posted by: Ant103 Feb 12 2011, 11:51 AM

Looks like the logo have something *put on 3D glasses* deeper in it.

YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Posted by: hendric Feb 13 2011, 04:26 AM

Man, I wish I was better at image processing. I'd have that ship sailing beyond the sunset! smile.gif

Posted by: nprev Mar 7 2011, 12:17 AM

And Astro0 once again delivers the goods--beautifully!!!--for the impending arrival of Messenger.

Well done, sir, well done indeed! smile.gif

Posted by: Explorer1 May 26 2011, 03:14 AM

What a great new tribute logo; is that Astro0's work again?

Posted by: jamescanvin May 26 2011, 07:23 AM

Who else wink.gif

And done from 'on the road' as well.

Posted by: nprev May 29 2011, 02:24 AM

'It's the way it's been done for billions of [UMSF] years'... tongue.gif

By the same Master (all bow!)

And, as usual, most apropos...what else can we possibly say but thank you to Spirit as a work of the minds & dreams of a cast of thousands, who labored to do something that was unimaginable perhaps thirty years ago, WAS unimaginable at the start of the mission?


Posted by: nprev Jun 24 2011, 11:25 AM

Whoa, Astro0; the new Dawn banner is a real knockout!!! smile.gif

Posted by: climber Aug 3 2011, 08:59 PM

Busy those times, eh Astro0?

Posted by: volcanopele Aug 3 2011, 10:45 PM

And Io makes a return to the forum logo! Well done, Astro0!

Posted by: Astro0 Aug 3 2011, 11:04 PM

In my opinion, you can't go to Jupiter without taking a look at the old volcanic pizza wink.gif laugh.gif

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Aug 3 2011, 11:16 PM

It'll be a cold day at Tvashtar Paterae before we forget about Io while you're around Jason.

Posted by: nprev Aug 4 2011, 12:10 AM

A real beauty, Astro0!!! Might be my fav so far (but it is HARD to pick!) smile.gif

EDIT: Nope, definitely my favorite. I keep looking at it over & over. REALLY nice!!!

Posted by: nprev Aug 30 2011, 03:06 AM

Nicely understated, Astro0...very classy! Great stuff happenin'....

Posted by: Astro0 Aug 30 2011, 03:31 AM

We've had this one up before. Just a place holder until I can get the GRAIL banner done smile.gif

Posted by: nprev Aug 30 2011, 07:34 AM

Thought it looked a bit familiar. But we're payin' attention!!! wink.gif laugh.gif

Posted by: nprev Sep 5 2011, 03:33 PM

GRAIL ahoy! Looks great, Astro0!

Posted by: Explorer1 Nov 7 2011, 12:41 AM

Nice new one! Same artist as always?

Posted by: Astro0 Nov 7 2011, 02:24 AM

Seems I have the job for life or until Doug decides otherwise smile.gif laugh.gif

Posted by: nprev Nov 7 2011, 02:34 AM

Then by all means please live long and prosper, sir! smile.gif

TOTALLY pimped...love it!!!!

Posted by: machi Nov 7 2011, 07:09 PM

Excellent work as always!


Posted by: charborob Nov 8 2011, 12:50 PM

I just noticed a small typo in the Forum logo: it should be "yinghuo" instead of "yinghou".

From Astro0 - thanks for spotting that. An admin will upload a corrected version soon. smile.gif

Posted by: Explorer1 Nov 19 2011, 06:28 AM

And another great one! Nice 2001 reference too! (MSL doesn't really have a glowing Terminator eye, does it?)

Posted by: nprev Nov 19 2011, 06:31 AM

Also red for Mars. smile.gif

It's a beauty...seems like Astro0's banners just keep getting better every time!

EDIT: BTW, Astro0, every time I read the slogan the more genius it is. Very well done indeed!

Posted by: Astro0 Nov 19 2011, 11:22 AM

Well spotted Explorer1. That is infact HAL9000's 'eye' from 2001: A Space Odyssey wink.gif

Posted by: Ant103 Nov 19 2011, 04:13 PM

Ha ha, excellent banner for MSL Astro0. The 2001's reference is quite good. This glowing eye, it's so -ALL GLORY TO HYPNOROVER

Admin: A few posts responding to this moved http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=7128&hl=.

Posted by: charborob Dec 29 2011, 05:46 PM

Great new forum logo! Just in time for GRAIL LOI. Christmas holidays don't deter you from your artistic work, Astro0?

Posted by: nprev Dec 29 2011, 10:19 PM

Beautiful as always, Astro0!

This mission really needs some love. It's gonna do some VERY heavy lifting in terms of performing fundamentally important lunar science, but unfortunately it won't show much on the general public's radar screens.

Posted by: Explorer1 Jul 21 2012, 04:26 PM

Now that's awesome.

Posted by: craigmcg Jul 22 2012, 01:46 AM

Beautiful!

Posted by: Oersted Jul 25 2012, 10:39 AM



Wauw, this one takes the logos to a whole new level. Love it!

Btw, reading thru this thread gets a bit confusing when the new logos aren't linked. I'd suggest that "first commenters" show the new logo in their posting.

Posted by: pospa Jul 25 2012, 11:29 AM

QUOTE (Oersted @ Jul 25 2012, 12:39 PM) *
I'd suggest that "first commenters" show the new logo in their posting.

I copy that. I love each new logo on this portal - bow to Astro0, but his thread is mostly missing them.
Astro0, could you please share with us your complete archive of UMSF forum logos from the past as you did by post #66?

Thx

Posted by: Astro0 Jul 26 2012, 12:55 AM

I'll try and do that sometime before MSL EDL, because after that, things are going to get a little crazy! smile.gif

Posted by: brellis Jul 26 2012, 01:58 AM

Nice idea! smile.gif

Posted by: pospa Aug 7 2012, 12:30 PM

Superb new logo with our mighty new rover! Thank you, Astro0
This is something I was waiting for ... at least 9 months. rolleyes.gif

PS: did you find some time to prepare logo-archive for posting here?

Posted by: Astro0 Aug 7 2012, 01:33 PM

Not yet. I still have every one one of them on the harddrive and backup drive though.
Been a bit busy recently because of some Mars thingy. wink.gif

Posted by: elakdawalla Sep 13 2012, 04:31 AM

Astro0, I just noticed the ghost of Spirit in the current banner and had a sad. She's still missed!


Posted by: Astro0 Sep 13 2012, 04:45 AM

Ah, but did you also spot Phoenix and Vikings 1&2 in the same banner. unsure.gif

They're all just over those far hills! biggrin.gif

Perhaps Phil-o-Vision can pick them out.



Yes, there they are laugh.gif

Posted by: elakdawalla Sep 13 2012, 05:29 AM

Someone on Twitter (astronomer Alex Parker) just HAD to point out that if Spirit is incorporeal, so should Sojourner be. Unless it's a zombie Sojourner. Interesting thought.

Posted by: Astro0 Sep 13 2012, 08:02 AM

Hmm, we know that the Pathfinder mother station stopped working, but no one knows if Sojourner gave up the ghost! Just sayin' wink.gif

Posted by: nprev Sep 14 2012, 03:35 AM

All hail Zombie Sojourner!!! tongue.gif

Yeah, I had a sad too for Spirit, Astro0. But, wow, your work just knocks my eyes out, every time. Good thing I keep a spare set in my chest compartment...

Posted by: akuo Sep 14 2012, 05:46 AM

LOL at Phil-o-vision and Zombie Sojourner. I can imagine her still roaming the Ares Vallis for CPU brains.

Also mention of the far away hills brought to mind Twin Peaks and how we would never even try to get there. How have the scales of the distances and ambitions changed.

Posted by: Astro0 Oct 11 2012, 11:31 PM

For the record...



About time we gave a nod to the Deep Space Network for getting us all that lovely data we've enjoyed for so many years.
Where would all those missions be without them wink.gif

(lost in space is the answer by the way!) laugh.gif

Posted by: RoverDriver Oct 12 2012, 03:02 AM

I second your salute to the DSN stations. I don't know where *I* would be without them but surely all the BUDs of SoCal would have been horded and assembled by JPL to talk to our probes. Sort of like a VLABUD (very large array of big ugly dishes) ;-)

Paolo

Posted by: Ron Hobbs Dec 2 2012, 09:12 PM

Glad to see the tribute to Mariner 2, the one that started it all.

wheel.gif



Posted by: Explorer1 Dec 2 2012, 10:23 PM

Yes, it looks very nice; though technically it all began with the Luna probes in the late 1950s. A trip to the Moon counts as 'unmanned spaceflight'!

Posted by: nprev Dec 2 2012, 11:10 PM

Mariner 2 was the first successful interplanetary mission. Who said anything about it being the first successful UMSF?

That would be Sputnik I, if you want to be completely pedantic about it.

Posted by: Explorer1 Dec 3 2012, 12:31 AM

True, and with all those 50 year commemorations on the first couple pages of the thread, they're represented well.

Posted by: PDP8E Dec 3 2012, 04:27 AM

Thanks Astro0, for the Mariner 2 logo... it made me remember...

I remember the newspapers describing the launch in the summer of '62. My Dad (a WWII Big-Red-One vet and ham radio guy) would always make sure we read the 'space' articles. We would sit around the kitchen table after dinner, and since we all couldn't read it at the same time, one of us (5 kids) would be tasked to read 'the interesting news' out loud (as Dad called it). That night, the interesting news was that "we where actually going to Venus!".

Then later in that winter, I remember that we were reading about what Mariner 2 had found. The big news was that the surface was scorching! No life there, we all concluded. (no images either, that would have to wait for Mariner 10, I think)

Its kind of quaint (in this fast paced internet age) how we depended upon the newspapers back then for our 'real time' space info. Our huge kitchen table was the center of our life. We had a 5x3 blackboard on one wall of the kitchen, with chalk and erasers so that any one of us could explain or develop a problem or just draw. It was where we shared meals, read the papers, did our homework, debated everything, and learned about the world...and all the while Dad's old Hallicrafters SB-40 radio was always on, softly audible from its shelf in the "pantry/Ham Radio Shack" off the kitchen, tuned to WBZ news.

Those 50 years have really zipped by...
I miss Dad, he would have loved the news from all the space craft 'out there' today.

Posted by: Astro0 Dec 18 2012, 01:26 PM

A slightly more traditional banner to follow on from today's temporary version smile.gif


Posted by: ElkGroveDan Dec 18 2012, 04:47 PM

That was an important mission -- it really made an impact.

Posted by: dvandorn Dec 18 2012, 06:48 PM

Yep, very important mission, and the logo is really sweet.

However -- since NASA decided to name the impact point(s) after Sally Ride, I guess I expected to see some nod to the "Sally K. Ride Impact Site" in there somewhere. Not sure how you'd do it, though.

I think, however, that I'll refer to it as Ride Landing, since "Impact Site" makes it sound a bit like ol' Sally was trying to land her spacecraft, but let the delta-V get a little out of control... blink.gif

-the other Doug

Posted by: djellison Dec 18 2012, 07:54 PM

QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 18 2012, 10:48 AM) *
However -- since NASA decided to name the impact point(s) after Sally Ride, I guess I expected to see some nod to the "Sally K. Ride Impact Site" in there somewhere. Not sure how you'd do it, though.


By all means offer up your own creation that ticks that box.

Posted by: Astro0 Dec 24 2012, 11:21 AM

Keeping the banner record going... smile.gif



Happy Festivus!!! wink.gif

Posted by: nprev Dec 24 2012, 01:51 PM

...I got a doctor's note that says that I can't participate in the "Feats Of Strength"... tongue.gif

(Awesome banner, Astro0; thanks!!!)

Posted by: DFinfrock Dec 24 2012, 04:04 PM

But you should be good to go for the "airing of grievances"! laugh.gif

Posted by: nprev Dec 24 2012, 05:06 PM

True. "I got a lotta problems with you people!!!" laugh.gif tongue.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Jan 4 2013, 12:40 AM

New banner to mark the MER anniversaries for Spirit and Opportunity during January. Nine years and counting!


Posted by: nprev Jan 4 2013, 02:01 AM

Beautiful & pertinent as always! smile.gif

Wow...9 years...how many of us dared dream of this back in 2004?


Posted by: eoincampbell Jan 4 2013, 03:06 AM

I like this one a lot smile.gif Here's to MER Steve & Co. and while we're at it UMSF Doug & Co. , happy 9th all !

Posted by: Astro0 Jan 4 2014, 05:43 AM

OMG! It's been a year since we had a special banner for the Forum.



I'll try to do some more this year.
We do have UMSF's 10th anniversary coming up in February. wink.gif

Posted by: Explorer1 Jan 4 2014, 06:04 AM

Nice work as usual! Time flies, doesn't it?
Better do something special for Rosetta this year too!

Posted by: Astro0 Feb 8 2014, 11:09 PM

UMSF 10th anniversary banner smile.gif


Posted by: nprev Feb 9 2014, 03:48 PM

Stunning as per your usual, Astro0. That's REALLY beautiful, man!!! smile.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Aug 6 2014, 07:42 AM

Good luck Rosetta!


Posted by: Astro0 Sep 21 2014, 11:14 AM

Good luck MAVEN and MOM! smile.gif



We'll be eating peanuts for you both!

Posted by: nprev Sep 22 2014, 11:13 PM

That's a beauty, Astro0. smile.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Oct 18 2014, 11:10 AM

Latest header logo for the record. wink.gif


Posted by: climber Oct 18 2014, 03:28 PM

Prety busy those time, eh ?
Nice BTW

Posted by: nprev Oct 18 2014, 11:28 PM

Major props for the most timely possible logo, Astro0!!!! biggrin.gif

Posted by: Explorer1 Oct 19 2014, 12:28 AM

Very nice! Too bad the Philae banner might be replacing this soon...

Posted by: Astro0 Nov 11 2014, 11:37 AM

Speaking of which... smile.gif


Posted by: Astro0 Nov 29 2014, 12:00 PM

Good luck JAXA. Good luck Hayabusa2 !! smile.gif


Posted by: Astro0 Dec 7 2014, 05:26 AM

Rise and shine New Horizons, there's work to do smile.gif


Posted by: nprev Dec 7 2014, 05:34 AM

(Oops...meant to hit the "like" button!) Beautiful; thank you!

Posted by: Astro0 Jan 3 2015, 11:38 AM

Marking 11 years for the Mars Exploration Rovers smile.gif


Posted by: James Sorenson Jan 3 2015, 01:44 PM

Very nice as always! smile.gif

btw at first to me the "11" looked like the World Trade Center towers, it took me a moment to realize that it was an artistic projection of the wheel's. rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Jan 28 2015, 11:31 AM

Dawn on approach to Ceres. smile.gif


Posted by: nprev Jan 28 2015, 10:30 PM

LOVE the conceptual Ceres, complete with Great White Spot! smile.gif

Posted by: Decepticon Jan 31 2015, 12:50 AM

Curious is that ceres true color?


Posted by: Astro0 Jan 31 2015, 08:25 AM

Decepticon: Curious is that Ceres true color?

It's totally an artistic interpretation of features and colours. wink.gif

Posted by: jasedm Feb 17 2015, 04:26 PM

QUOTE (Astro0 @ Jan 31 2015, 08:25 AM) *
It's totally an artistic interpretation of features and colours. wink.gif


.....but is now looking uncannily accurate..... smile.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Mar 10 2015, 09:56 PM

Variation on the previous banner now that Dawn has arrived at Ceres. smile.gif





Posted by: ngunn Mar 10 2015, 10:22 PM

I hardly noticed the difference wink.gif

Posted by: nprev Mar 11 2015, 09:12 AM

S W E E T ! ! ! smile.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Apr 6 2015, 11:43 AM

Back to the standard banner for a little while.
Some new milestones to highlight soon. wink.gif


Posted by: Astro0 Apr 24 2015, 11:09 AM

Celebrating Sol 4000 for Opportunity. smile.gif





Posted by: PaulH51 Apr 24 2015, 11:20 AM

QUOTE (Astro0 @ Apr 24 2015, 07:09 PM) *
Celebrating Sol 4000 for Opportunity. smile.gif

NICE smile.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Apr 30 2015, 01:15 PM

MESSENGER - End of Mission





Posted by: nprev May 1 2015, 12:07 AM

An excellent tribute. smile.gif I'm sure any program people who come by will appreciate it very much.

Posted by: nprev May 30 2015, 06:31 AM

Another masterpiece by Astro0, and happy 1000 sols to MSL! smile.gif

Posted by: Astro0 May 31 2015, 05:23 AM

Probably should have remembered to post the banner art here for the record wink.gif



Thanks nprev!



Posted by: Astro0 Jun 28 2015, 05:37 AM

Time for a banner for this historic encounter. smile.gif





Posted by: nprev Jun 28 2015, 08:20 AM

Beautiful, Astro0. I've been waiting to see this banner for a LONG time!!!

Posted by: Astro0 Jul 11 2015, 11:15 AM

Now we've got real images, might as well use them. smile.gif





Posted by: nprev Jul 11 2015, 05:24 PM

Gee, Astro0, you should've put that beauty up three weeks ago! tongue.gif

Posted by: Astro0 Jul 16 2015, 06:37 AM

For completeness smile.gif





Posted by: Astro0 Sep 27 2015, 01:30 PM

Back to the standard banner for a while smile.gif



Posted by: Floyd Feb 23 2024, 04:51 PM

QUOTE (Astro0 @ Sep 27 2015, 08:30 AM) *
Back to the standard banner for a while smile.gif




Here is the forum on logos. Several members of UMSF have contributed banners over the years, but I think Asstro0 may have designed the current standard banner.

Posted by: nprev Feb 23 2024, 10:32 PM

As long as this topic's active, if anyone is a banner design wizard we'd love to start putting up topical ones again... smile.gif

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