Say goodbye to Galaxy Gold. The city's most famous landmark will soon be paying homage to evergreen trees.
Seattle graphic designer Nicole Commins had the winning entry for the new design that will grace the top of the Space Needle for the next six months.
The artwork depicts treetops of light and lighter green against a dark green background radiating toward the central spire.
Commins, a 29-year-old Edmonds native, described her inspiration "as if you were standing in the middle of one of Washington's state parks, looking up to the tree tops."
The design beat out five other finalists that included playful fish in a dark-blue sea, a Native-American design called "Seattle Roots," and a striped pattern that would have turned the top of the Needle into an open umbrella.
"Trees" was the favorite among more than 100,000 online votes cast over the past month in a contest sponsored by the Space Needle.
The Needle's current retro-orange rooftop — the Space Needle's original color — was to commemorate this year's 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair. With that celebration ending Sunday, the Space Needle management wanted a new design leading up to the Needle's 51st birthday in April.
Seattle graphic designer Nicole Commins had the winning entry for the new design that will grace the top of the Space Needle for the next six months.
The artwork depicts treetops of light and lighter green against a dark green background radiating toward the central spire.
Commins, a 29-year-old Edmonds native, described her inspiration "as if you were standing in the middle of one of Washington's state parks, looking up to the tree tops."
The design beat out five other finalists that included playful fish in a dark-blue sea, a Native-American design called "Seattle Roots," and a striped pattern that would have turned the top of the Needle into an open umbrella.
"Trees" was the favorite among more than 100,000 online votes cast over the past month in a contest sponsored by the Space Needle.
The Needle's current retro-orange rooftop — the Space Needle's original color — was to commemorate this year's 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair. With that celebration ending Sunday, the Space Needle management wanted a new design leading up to the Needle's 51st birthday in April.