Martin Kornmesser is a graphic designer working at the ESA/NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

 Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre

Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre

The Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre is a science communication office, established at the Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility in Munich, Germany late in 1999...

 (HEIC) in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

/Garching. He obtained his degree in graphics design in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 in 1989. Kornmesser has actively pioneered the exploration of the fascinating and newly emerging world of computer graphics

Computer graphics

Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....

. In 1990 he was the co-founder of the company ART-M, where he created illustrations, wall-paintings and all kinds of graphics design before joining ESA's Hubble outreach group in 1999.

External links

• About Martin Kornmesser
• The European Homepage for the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
• European Space Agency
• Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility