Better Decisions Through Data.
Ok, we took a pause from our variations on maps and charts to look back at some of the more iconic past images on our IG feed. One of our most iconic (and recognizable) is the Carl Sagan-designed plaque that went into space aboard Pioneer in the 1970s as a message to aliens. We had to crop the image to keep within IG community standards. (We also did a 3D-printed version of this.) So here is our first take on this: glitched Carl Sagan Pioneer Nasa plaque.
If aliens would have a hard time deducing Earth’s location from the original Plaque due to the errors (see our original post and some of subsequent ones), this glitch art version would totally confuse them. If only we sent this version into space instead, Earth would now be safe from predatory aliens! 🙂 It’s also no longer #monochrome, due to the glitching skewing the colors.Ironically, it is more compact that the original image.
We were asked about a title for this obviously important work of modern art. 🙂 We have tentatively titled this work “data compression.”
The information (with repeats) fits more easily into an Instagram square. If Sagan and NASA had done this originally, they could have used a smaller plaque! The aliens should be able to run a deconvolution algo, right? Less weight to carry into space. We also have a more psychedelic version of this with more repeats, although we’re going with this one for now. What do people think?
A version of this article originally appeared as a photo post on our Instagram feed.
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