{"id":7202,"date":"2020-10-05T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/?p=7202"},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:40:57","slug":"indy-500-photo-mosaic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/indy-500-photo-mosaic\/","title":{"rendered":"Indy 500 Photo Mosaic"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"bxslider link-indy-500-photo-mosaic\">\n<li><a href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/indy500_mosaic_100_fill_overlay-min-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The final design of the 2020 Indy 500 Photo Mosaic.\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/indy500_mosaic_100_fill_overlay-min-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/indy500_mosaic_100_fill_overlay-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/indy500_mosaic_100_fill_overlay-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/indy500_mosaic_100_fill_overlay-min-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/indy500_mosaic_100_fill_overlay-min.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On May 30, 1911, Ray Harroun would be the first ever winner of the Indy 500. Since the inaugural race, the Indianapolis 500 has always had an audience. This year&#8217;s pandemic broke that streak. On August 23, 2020 the Indy 500 ran with no audience. However, through a photo mosaic, fans of the Indy 500 were able to attend the race in a new way.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans were able to attend the race <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/virtual-mosaic\/\">virtually<\/a>. This was done using a virtual interactive photo mosaic. Fans not only attended, but could connect and interact with each other during the race. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This photo mosaic gave Indy 500 fans an opportunity to share their love, respect, and appreciation for the drivers despite not actually being at the track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_zoom_2-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_zoom_2-min-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"An image seen in the photo mosaic by zooming into the design.\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_zoom_2-min-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_zoom_2-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_zoom_2-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_zoom_2-min-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_zoom_2-min.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the photo mosaic, fans could submit photos and share their stories. Fans uploaded photos directly through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com\/500mosaic\">website <\/a>or by using the hashtag #500inSpirit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The photo mosaic began by building an image of the Borg-Warner Trophy, the prize presented to the winner of the race. The mosaic later transformed to reveal the winner of this year\u2019s race. Takuma Sato finished first claiming his second Indy 500 victory. Sato now holds victories for both 2017 and 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_full-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_full-min-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"The updated Indy 500 Mosaic, featuring Takuma Sato.\" width=\"900\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_full-min-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_full-min-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_full-min-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_full-min-624x505.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mosaic_full-min.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans were able to share their photos, as well as the finished mosaic to various social media platforms. Though the stands remained empty, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picturemosaics.com\/virtual-mosaic\/\">virtual mosaic<\/a> allowed fans near and far to connect with one another. Through this connection they have become a part of the 104<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indianapolis 500.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script>\njQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n    var listItems = $('.bxslider a');\n    console.log(listItems.length);\n    var loc = window.location.href;\n    var url = loc.split(\"\/\");\n    var lastPart = url[url.length - 2];\n    var page = url[url.length - 3];\n    if ((lastPart != 'blog')&& (page != 'page')) {\n      listItems.each(function(index, as) {\n         as.href = as.getElementsByTagName(\"img\")[0].src;\n      });\n    }\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 30, 1911, Ray Harroun would be the first ever winner of the Indy 500. 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