NASA Infographics Site Wants You and Your Creativity

JPL Infographics 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.

JPL Infographics, a newly launched website and resource database from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, 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 upload their infographics, have them reviewed by JPL experts, and share their creations in a public gallery on the JPL website.

Above, for example, is part of a timeline showing the launch dates of the more than 100 missions that JPL has either managed or participated in since 1958 and has planned through 2019.

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.

To sign up for a free account and to start creating and uploading your own creations, visit JPL Infographics at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/.