By Xeno
KFC claims in a press release that their giant portrait of Colonel Sanders, built in 2006, is “the world’s first brand visible from outer space.”
via What On Earth? Art And Ads That Can Be Seen From Space : The Picture Show : NPR.
KFC – Kentucky Fried Chicken is the first company’s logo which is visible from space. The logo measures 87,500 feet and it’s made by tiles and this logo is located in the middle of Nevada desert next to the super secret Area 51 base. The stunt marks the revamp of the KFC logo which now featuring more streamlined image of Colonel Sanders. The -face from space- took more than 3000 hours to complete and it consists of 65,000 one-foot by one-foot painted tile pieces that were assembled like a giant jigsaw puzzle: 6,000 red, 14,000 white,... More...
