Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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This is everything you need to know about National Park brochures, otherwise known as UNIGRIDS. These tiny little pamphlets are sleek, stylish, elegant, and impeccably designed. Each unigrid reflects an individual park's story, but is based on a standardized design system developed by famed graphic designer Massimo Vignelli. Unigrids are honestly one of my favorite National Park topics, and I'm so glad to have finally brought you this story on the channel. Enjoy!

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Sources and Resources:
"Parks" book of historic park brochures: standardsmanual.com/products/parks
1960s park brochures: nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/brochures/year-1960.htm
nps.gov/subjects/hfc/a-brief-history-of-the-unigrid.htm
nps.gov/articles/000/hfc-history.htm
npca.org/articles/963-raising-the-bar
nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/brochures/unigrid/index.htm
nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/brochures/project-planner/index.htm
nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/brochures/index.htm
artsandculture.google.com/story/best-of-design-vignelli-national-park-service/4wKi8PWDRfXQKQ
npshistory.com/brochures/index.htm

Images and Music:
Storyblocks
NPS