The Most Beautiful Periodic Table Poster in the World
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3D Lenticular Print NEW! This is something you definitely haven't seen before. Lenticular technology uses linear lens elements laminated over a specially processed image to display different views to each eye, creating a convincing stereo 3D effect. The samples appear to stand out from the surface of the paper: Creating it required photographing every sample from 12 different angles. The prints are 22" wide, the largest practical lenticular size available, and they use a fine 110-lenses-per-inch screen. This quicktime loop shows all 12 frames, but of course you don't see 3D on the screen. (The moving letters and element tiles that flip between different images are designed to catch your eye in a store, they don't bother you when looking at the stereo views.) The back side is filled with text giving the basic physical data about each element (atomic weight, melting point, boiling point, and density), and a three-line description of what each sample is, along with its approximate physical size. (Please note that while the print quality is very good, lenticular technology necessarily limits the sharpness of the images: These prints are not quite as sharp as the other versions sold here.)
Place Mats High quality 10" x 20" (25cm x 50cm) place mats, laminted on both sides and sealed around the edges. Perfect for table or classroom use, these place mats use the same high-quality printing as the larger posters. Unlike the posters, the back side is filled with text giving the basic physical data about each element (atomic weight, melting point, boiling point, and density), and a three-line description of what each sample is, along with its approximate physical size. (Click the icon of either side to see a much bigger picture.) Note that if you want to read even more about the samples, you can click on any element in this layout to go directly to a detailed explanation of each sample.
Letter/A4 Size These letter/A4 size prints (8.25" x 11", 21cm x 28cm) are designed to be handed out to students. The pictures are a bit small, but still quite pretty. The back side is filled with text giving the basic physical data about each element (atomic weight, melting point, boiling point, and density), and a one-line description of what each sample is, along with its approximate physical size. (Click the icon of either side to see a much bigger picture.)
Custom-printed Element Spelling Banners New! We can create custom element banners spelling out words and phrases using the one or two-letter element symbols. For example, the banner below spells out "Oliver Sacks" as Oxygen-Lithium-Vanadium-Erbium Sulfur-Actinium-Potassium-Sulfur, or O-Li-V-Er S-Ac-K-S. Not all words can be spelled using elements: To found out if your name or favorite phrase is possible Visit the custom element banner design page. You will be able to try your spelling, and see exactly what the banner will look like. Prices start at $40 and depend on the size and number of letters/elements in your banner. Each banner is custom-printed to order on high quality fine art paper: The color and sharpness of the images printed this way is absolutely unequaled.
Classroom Packs for any size are available to schools at attractive prices. PhotoGlow luminous prints are available for those looking for a truly upscale print. Displays with real element samples make an unequalled statement in any corporate boardroom or lobby. Finally, if you're interested in wholesale quantities for resale contact me at theodore@wolfram.com. Periodic tables sell well in any museum gift shop or educational outlet: Imagine how well a pretty one will sell. Mail or FAX orders can be sent to: Element CollectionTo place a mail order you may find it convenient to use the buttons above to pretend to place an order through PayPal, then just print out the shopping cart page: This will do the addition for you and make sure I know exactly what you want. Please include a check or money order payable to "Element Collection", or credit card information, and flat rate shipping of $7.95 per order for shipments to the US or $17.95 for shipments to Canada. For other destinations please see the separate order pages for UK orders, EU orders, and orders to the rest of the world. To tell a friend, your teacher (or maybe your parents who you think should get you a copy), click here to email them a link to this page. Complete satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Notes on the hiqh quality printing This poster is printed from a 1.4GB image file with a resolution of 520 dpi (at 53" wide) on a MAN Roland 900XXL 73" sheetfed offset press, the first of its kind installed in the US. Stochastic dithering (instead of conventional halftone screening) results in a razor-sharp image, aided by the high registration accuracy of the press. Frankly I was amazed when I saw the first sheets off the press: I didn't know it was possible for mass-production printing to look this good. The images come from my library of over a thousand element samples, many collected or re-photographed specially for this poster. (A few highly unstable elements show a picture of the person or place after which the element is named, or a mineral that contains trace amounts of the element.)
Every element has a pretty side, and in this poster I have tried to give each one a chance to show off what makes it unique and beautiful. For example the noble gases are represented by discharge tubes that display their characteristic colors in an electric arc. Iodine was photographed while being heated from below to bring out the distinctive and lovely purple vapor it gives off at elevated temperatures. Niobium is represented by an ultra-high purity crystal ribbon, an attractive form that few people have ever seen. Silicon, in contrast, is represented by a relatively low-purity sample, but one that is just plain good-looking. Customer commentsThe Press Takes Note My poster has generated countless blog posts from slashdot on down, articles in my local newspaper, a news item in the American Chemical Society's Chemical & Engineering News, etc. But the most dramatic gesture is the publication in Popular Science magazine (December 2006 issue) of a three-page tear out special edition of the poster, along with a page describing my element collection and the making of the poster. Of course even a three page centerfold is only about as big as the 10" x 20" place mat I sell here, and magazine printing and paper are nowhere near as good as what you get if you order one here. But on the other hand, they printed 1.4 million copies of it, allowing a huge number of people to see just what they've been missing in the regular periodic table. When I installed a 33-foot wide version at my old High School the newspaper wrote about it again. It's also been featured (which is to say, it's visible on the wall behind the actors) on two TV shows, MythBusters on Discovery channel and Hannah Montana on Disney Channel. Home All text and images on this website Copyright (c) 2006 by Theodore W. Gray. |
