Astro kit - NASA

Imagine taking a picture of a star, loading that picture into a NASA database and receiving back exact information on the location of that star and the stars and planets that are surrounding that star. Seems impossible right? Not anymore, with AstroKit, star location is not only possible it can be achieved in realtime.

Making Sense of the Night Sky
This project brought out the kid in all of us. Our sense of wonderment as the project progressed only grew more intense as we dug deeper into the rich design elements that make this site such a joy to look at. Although the data and technical work that was put into this project took years of intense work to create, we wanted it to feel effortless to navigate, as if floating through space.

UX Design

Putting the Universe in a Box

Whenever we can, we try to employ high-fidelity wireframes to give our clients not just a view of the proposed organizational structure, but a view into our design thinking as well.

UI Design

The UI work needed to be as simple as possible to leave room for the “star” of the site, which is the stars themselves.

Interior Pages

Although the interior pages are all about data and research we attempted to carry the engaging style from the homepage through in a way that still pays proper tribute to the night sky and the endless wonderment it instills in all of us.

Animation

Style Guide

High contrast colors and a streamlined font system were implemented to support this cutting-edge brand, we created an original look and feel that stands apart in the marketplace.

Color Palette

Opacity & Gradients

Although the night sky is somewhat devoid of much color variation to the naked eye, we attempted to create a color palette based on some of the basic colors visible through high powered telescopes in combination with colors visible to the rest us standing on earth looking up. We also employed some interesting gradients and levels of opacity to reinforce the feeling of looking through glass and refracted light. The result is a dream-like design, full of the majestic perspectives mixed with seamless architecture.