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Research Images Like a Pro

Lauren Panepinto

I just did a spurt of portfolio reviews (it's fresh graduates season!) and a topic seemed to come up more than a few times, and that usually means it's worth a Muddy Colors article. So here we go. I don't want to make this sound like a "the kids don't know X" or "back when I was in school we knew how to Y" kind of thing, but I think some old(er) school knowledge might…

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Back to the Moon: Designing the Artemis II Mission Patch

Gregory Manchess

June 11, 2025 - The latest mission patch for the next flight to the Moon has been released, and I’m glad to say I had the honor of designing it. Having put out the word to several previous astronaut friends that I was available to work on the next mission patch, the Artemis crew contacted me almost two years ago to start designing while they were in training for the mission. We spent months and months, between our busy schedules, examining sketches and trying to pin down just what elements should be in the design, what they wanted to express, and how it fit into their mission. The astronauts brought us all together for a handful of precious moments and for the briefest time, we were all just…human. It is entirely fun to discover you’re on a Zoom call…

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