KFC Astrotisement

This is a great example of what can be done with a simple 5 color image. This astrotisement was done in 2006 as part of a corporate rebranding project. It is also one of the most recent US based corporate astrotisements.

This is also the best example of good a maintenance plan. With a little bit of up keep this astrotisement will continue to look amazing for a long time.

Sheik Hamad's Astrotisement

What do you do when you own your own island? You put your name across it! Once completed Skeik Hamad's astrotisement will be a one of the largest in the world.

Hamad's astrotisement is a good example of contrasting colors.

Readymix Astrotisement

The Readymix astrotisement was created in 1965. It had been maintained for several years, but nothing has been done to it for the last few decades. This astrotisement was initially created along a major flight path. For many years this astrotisement was also included in the Guinness Book of Records as having the largest permanent. This is truly a large astrotisement, however lacking good contrast or a maintenance plan has led to its poor shape today.

Coca Cola Astrotisement

The Coca Cola astrotisement was not intially intended to be an astrotisement, it was intially done in 1986 to celbrate the company's 100 anniversary and be seen from drivers on the nearby highway. However as satellite imaging and navigation has taken off, the Coca Cola logo has become very popular. This astrotisement has held our fairly well considering no maintenance has been performed. A unique aspect about this construction is that it is made from Coke bottles.

Luecke Astrotisement

One of the largest modern day astrotisement just outside of Austin, TX. Luecke is the family name of the owner that wanted to leave his mark on this earth. This massive astrotisement was created by deforesting to create whitespace. One would expect this astrotisement to last forever, however this is likely not to be the case. Just this year the area around Austin, TX experienced some of the worst fires in recorded history. One can only hope this astrotisement will survive for a very long time.

JostWine.com Astrotisement

The JostWine astrotisement has been made on one of their own vineyards. Unfortunately the contrast of this astrotisement is very bad. Without a redesign this astrotisement will never be all that it could. This is included in the list to show a very bad contrast design.

Nazca Lines

The original astrotisement. The largest series of astrotisements in the world. They were created between 400 and 650 AD. These are examples of simple contrast differences between the red rocks on top and the white ground below. The Nazca lines have survived a long time however as the weather changes around the globe they are at high risk of being lost forever to even the smallest amounts of rain.

Incan Geoglyphs

The Chiza geoglyphs have been around for nearly as long as the Nazca lines. The contrast used for these astrotisements is much better than the Nazca lines, they have been created by placing black stones on the much lighter desert sands.