NASA Orion Spacecraft
Aimee Crane
As I see it…there’s more to rocket science than rocket science.
As a graphic designer, I help people see the Orion spacecraft from a different perspective. I use my technical, graphic and information design expertise to help tell the Orion space exploration story to the public through visual communication.
Design is the link between creativity and innovation and brings ideas to life – even deep space mission concepts and engineering drawings. What better way to use design's capacity than to educate and inspire others with NASA's most innovative new spacecraft and human space flight technologies!
My love for space began when I was 9 years old with a school project to study an astronomical object. I chose our moon and decided to build a lunar lander with my dad to share with my class. It was an incredible model we built and it inspired me to learn as much as I could about what is out beyond Earth and how we fit into the big picture. I still have that lander many years later! As a child I was always pulling astronomy books off my bookshelf or checking them out at local libraries. My fondest memories are those of frantically combing through old National Geographic magazines and pulling out pages or maps of Mars to tape up in my bedroom.
I continued to pursue my passion for design after graduating from Fredericktown High School in Ohio. I graduated with a Bachelors and Masters of Fine Art in Visual Communication Design from Kent State University, in Kent, Ohio.
Today, I truly enjoy being able to collaborate with NASA experts to translate their stories, ideas and thoughts into interesting and informative visualizations for the general public. To be a part of NASA's next generation space flight program and create meaningful experiences for those who want to learn more about Orion is the most rewarding part of my job. I am very proud to represent a career that many do not traditionally associate with NASA and have told many students that NASA depends on a variety of talents, specialties, and professions in order for its missions to be successful.
Designers are powerful and valuable visual translators and storytellers, and our vision and skill sets can carry us to places and careers that one might not traditionally think. I encourage aspiring designers to really expand your horizons and seek out design opportunities in areas that really interest you. Your work will reflect your passion and enthusiasm and you will become a stronger visual communicator because of it.
You can see some of my Orion work at alpha-port.com/project-sharingorion.html
Aimee Crane
As I see it…there’s more to rocket science than rocket science.
As a graphic designer, I help people see the Orion spacecraft from a different perspective. I use my technical, graphic and information design expertise to help tell the Orion space exploration story to the public through visual communication.
Design is the link between creativity and innovation and brings ideas to life – even deep space mission concepts and engineering drawings. What better way to use design's capacity than to educate and inspire others with NASA's most innovative new spacecraft and human space flight technologies!
My love for space began when I was 9 years old with a school project to study an astronomical object. I chose our moon and decided to build a lunar lander with my dad to share with my class. It was an incredible model we built and it inspired me to learn as much as I could about what is out beyond Earth and how we fit into the big picture. I still have that lander many years later! As a child I was always pulling astronomy books off my bookshelf or checking them out at local libraries. My fondest memories are those of frantically combing through old National Geographic magazines and pulling out pages or maps of Mars to tape up in my bedroom.
I continued to pursue my passion for design after graduating from Fredericktown High School in Ohio. I graduated with a Bachelors and Masters of Fine Art in Visual Communication Design from Kent State University, in Kent, Ohio.
Today, I truly enjoy being able to collaborate with NASA experts to translate their stories, ideas and thoughts into interesting and informative visualizations for the general public. To be a part of NASA's next generation space flight program and create meaningful experiences for those who want to learn more about Orion is the most rewarding part of my job. I am very proud to represent a career that many do not traditionally associate with NASA and have told many students that NASA depends on a variety of talents, specialties, and professions in order for its missions to be successful.
Designers are powerful and valuable visual translators and storytellers, and our vision and skill sets can carry us to places and careers that one might not traditionally think. I encourage aspiring designers to really expand your horizons and seek out design opportunities in areas that really interest you. Your work will reflect your passion and enthusiasm and you will become a stronger visual communicator because of it.
You can see some of my Orion work at alpha-port.com/project-sharingorion.html