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Work  /  Print  /  Conservation · 2026

A trail map you can read with cold hands

Wayfinding system, print maps, and a members site for a volunteer trail-building group.

Brand Identity · Campaigns & Print · Websites

High Line Trails Alliance — print work
+40%Membership
3,000Maps sold
YesWorks offline

Challenge

Two hundred miles of trail maintained by volunteers, documented in a Google Doc. Members had no way to find work days, and hikers had no way to find the trails.

Approach

A typographic identity built on a single condensed face that works carved into a trailhead sign or printed on a fold-out map. The site runs offline-first, because the trailheads don't have signal.

Outcome

Membership grew 40% in a year. The printed map sold out its first run and funds a full-time trail crew lead.

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