Parks 2 (from the collection of Brian Kelley)

Parks 2, photos & scans by Brian Kelley, edited by Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth, and published Standards Manual / ISBN 9780578469829 / 384 page hardback, 7 x 11 inches

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Parks 2, the second volume in our Parks series, is a brand new collection of over 300 United States National Park maps and brochures documented by photographer Brian Kelley.

Part of an ongoing project, Kelley collects oft-overlooked objects within the Parks Service. The book showcases nearly a century of art, cartography, and printed materials in a compelling visual history of America’s national parks and evolving graphic design styles culminating in Massimo Vignelli’s iconic design system, the Unigrid.

The new volume also features six commissioned texts by Chris Burkard, Alex Honnold, Brian Kelley, Forrest Shearer, Ashima Shiraishi, and Leah Thomas/Lilly Smith.