Brands join NASA’s ‘Spell Your Name’ with satellite images of Earth trend

NASA’s interactive tool uses real-world landscapes to form letters, prompting brands and users to create and share personalised visuals

e4m by Vaishnavi Deshpande
Published: Apr 28, 2026 1:09 PM  | 3 min read
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Brands join NASA’s ‘Spell Your Name’ with satellite images of Earth trend
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  • NASA launched a project around Earth Day that allows users to "spell" their names using satellite images of Earth, transforming landscapes into letterforms through the Landsat program.
  • The initiative maps various natural and man-made features, providing an interactive way for individuals to engage with Earth’s geography.
  • Following the launch, users quickly embraced the tool, sharing their personalized creations on social media, leading to widespread engagement from both individuals and brands.
  • This project reflects a growing trend of using natural elements for storytelling, similar to the recent rebranding of the Amazon Rainforest, emphasizing organic forms and human creativity.

Around Earth Day, NASA introduced a creative project that lets people “spell” their names using real images of Earth captured from space. Built using satellite imagery from the Landsat program, the initiative maps natural and man-made landscapes, such as rivers, coastlines and fields and translates them into letterforms. Each alphabet is drawn from an actual location on Earth, turning geography into typography and offering a simple, interactive way to engage with the planet.

The idea of using nature as a visual language isn’t entirely new. A similar creative direction was recently seen in the reimagined identity of the Amazon Rainforest, called Amazonia, which focused on highlighting organic forms and human interpretation over artificial design. Together, these efforts point to a growing interest in using natural elements as the foundation for storytelling.

Read On: Amazon rainforest’s new brand identity highlights human creativity over AI

A One-Click Trend

Following NASA’s launch, users quickly began heading to the website, typing in names and words to generate their own versions. With a single click, the tool assembles letters made entirely from satellite images, each one representing a real part of the planet. 

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The simplicity of the experience has been key to its spread. There’s no editing required, just a direct output that feels both personal and rooted in something larger. As a result, timelines have filled up with people and brands sharing their names written through Earth itself.

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Xbox 

RCB

Netflix India 


FedEx 

 
BookMyShow 

Minecraft 

As more people continue to generate and share their own versions, the idea remains simple at its core, turning the planet itself into a canvas, one letter at a time.

 

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Published On: Apr 28, 2026 1:09 PM 
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