Gallery: You Can Now Own the Design Manual that Made the EPA Cool

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    In 1977, the EPA released a manual to show its various subdivisions how to approach their graphic identity.
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    Steff Geissbuhler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates/EPA
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    The programs were each given colors.
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    Steff Geissbuhler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates/EPA
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    And patterns.
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    Steff Geissbuhler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates/EPA
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    Those two elements could be combined to create eye-catching designs that still had unity.
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    Steff Geissbuhler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates/EPA
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    The goal was to create a graphical system that was easier and cheaper for the EPA to maintain.
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    Steff Geissbuhler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates/EPA
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    The designer, Steff Geissbuhler, says he designed the patterns to feel like they were moving.
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    EPA-GSS-RADIATION-PAGE.jpg

    Radiation, for example, is a circle radiating out from the center.
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    Steff Geissbuhler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates/EPA
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    The new EPA logo in various sizes.
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    Steff Geissbuhler, Chermayeff & Geismar Associates
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    A photo of the original manual.
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