Elbert Tiao
Design & Art Direction
8:07 p.m. Mojave Desert. Moonlight strikes more than 107,000 solar mirrors to create a portrait of Apollo 11 computer programmer Margaret Hamilton. Bigger than New York's Central Park, the portrait is a tribute to Hamilton's contributions to the Apollo program and the field of software engineering.
03. Margaret by Moonlight
Tribute Installation
For the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing, Creative Lab created a tribute to software pioneer Margaret Hamilton.
Creative technologist, Isaac Blankensmith, had an amazing idea to turn the Ivanpah Solar Facility into the world’s largest portrait. With the help of a bit of moonlight and thousands of solar panels, a mural was formed. To see how we did it, check out this blogpost.
Team:
Creative Agency:
Creative Lab, Google
Creative Lead:
Isaac Blankensmith, Matthew Carey
Executive Producer:
Suzanne Chambers
Team Lead:
Teo Sores
Producer:
Mohan Twine
Creative Technologist:
Kyle Phillips
Designers:
Cindy Mai, David Shatan-Pardo, Hana Taniumura, Elbert Tiao
Behind The Scenes
We tested 2 different patterns hoping that the visuals would actually work. One showcased solely typography and the other visualized imagery and patterns.
Google team meeting and sharing project with Margaret.
Press
Los Angeles Times, CNN, Tech Times, Tech Crunch