One nice matter about government agencies is that many neat thing they produce are ultimately free to the citizens . Keeping with that tradition , NASAjust releasedthe graphics standard manual behind the iconic “ worm ” logo as a PDF . you may nowdownload the 90 - page written document for free .
As soon as you do that , you shouldcheck out the Kickstarter campaign to republish the 1976 documentin the manikin of a handsome $ 80 deep brown tabular array Scripture . It ’s perhaps thanks to that campaign that NASA ponied up and released the digital version . Do n’t go getting any undimmed ideas that involve your inkjet printer and some raw material , though . The republished NASA Graphics Standards Manual from the Kickstarter campaign promises to be a literal hardback conversation piece . The PDF translation promises to be a great room geek out alone in your chamber on a Thursday evening .
You frankly ought to get both . You ’ll know by scrolling through the digital version that this piece of design history is a gift charge by some bell - bottom wearing bureaucrats in the Nixon earned run average to us , thenewfound enthusiast for sans serif logos . Turns out that government agency that flies around the solar systemdropping off robotsandlooking for aliensis pretty hip after all .
[ Wired ]
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