UniGuide Sign Program Receives Design Award from SEGD

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The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) recently announced the recipients of its 2003 annual design awards. The winners include the UniGuide Sign and Information System, the National Park Service's new standards for outdoor signs. The UniGuide standards, developed through the Office of NPS Identity at Harpers Ferry Center, provide planning, design, installation, and maintenance guidelines for the full range of sign types used in national parks.

The SEGD is an international association of graphic designers, architects, landscape architects, and sign manufacturers involved in the design and fabrication of graphic elements in the environment. Each year, the society bestows awards for the best examples of environmental graphic design from around the world. Past winners include wayfinding progams for the Charles deGaulle Airport, the San Diego Zoo, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and outdoor graphics for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

The latest recipients include a total of 36 projects. Six of the projects received an honor award, which is the highest prize granted by SEGD. In issuing an Honor Award for the UniGuide program, the judges said: "Hooray for the National Park Service! Finally, an understanding of what the user needs to create signage and wayside exhibits. This manual will assure complete continuity in all forms of communication at the parks. Clearly great work went into testing and evaluation of color, typography, and materials. The end user was at the forefront of this project, and visitors will come to appreciate all the thoughtful work in this study."

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