Al Paulsen

They say good things come in threes, right? We had our Blood Moon, Water on Mars news and now it comes to my attention that two of my favorite designers - Invisible Creature - have a lineage responsible for the Golden Record.

The designers posted this image on Instagram to set the record straight that the designs on the infamous record were put together by Alfred Paulsen, the duo's talented grandfather who worked for NASA for 25+ years. I'm sure Carl Sagan, his wife and Frank Drake had insight on helping but Mr Paulsen is the man who actually did the illustration.

You can browse more of his creations here but, mostly, it's just great to think about his work floating forever through space and how his influence continues to inspire so many great things.