In honor of tomorrow’s Space Shuttle launch, we present at least one space-based design for your approval: Dripping, by filak, whom we’ve reviewed two other times.
I wanted to like this design more, but a few problems stood out. One very obvious issue is that it’s simply not at all to scale. Uranus and Neptune dwarf Earth, and it stands as a glaring flaw for anyone even remotely aware of astronomy.

Also, I’m not sure how I feel about the spatters. I think there was a lot of potential to use the disconnected paint spatters as representations of the planet’s moons, but instead, they’re relatively random.

Earth shouldn’t have “home” under it, because it detracts from the concept, and lastly, as one commenter on the sub page pointed out, at a distance, it might easily be mistaken for bird crap on your shirt. Which isn’t terribly pleasant.

Still, I like the feel and the general overall idea. I really did want this to be a five, but it just wasn’t meant to be.

Verdict: 3 (View Submission)