Reviews

59 Illustrated National Parks: 100 Years of Wilderness & Wonder Coffee Table Book by Nathan Anderson

mimig312's review

5.0

Beautifully illustrated and helpful guide to all of the national parks. Includes an overall map showing locations and individual description and illustration of each park.

alboyer6's review

5.0

A gorgeous book that will be sitting on my coffee table for a long time.

bonnieelise's review

5.0

I’ve loved reading a chapter or two a day in this book. David got it for me for Christmas. The artwork is stunning and I learned so much about the national parks. Packing my bags... Hoping to stop by Anderson Design Group on my next work trip to Nashville.

szeglin's review

3.0

The art is wonderful, but the writing isn't great. Worth it for the amazing design work!

lauren_endnotes's review

4.0

A beautiful collection of new US national park posters by the Anderson Design Group. The posters take the mid-century modern design aesthetic of the now "vintage" NPS promotionals, and update them with different viewpoints, scenes, and highlights. Some of the "biggies" (Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Grand Canyon) have a few separate designs, so there is more original art than expected.

The book is primarily about the art - and the art is exceptional! - including how the posters were designed, with models of each layer. Each of the 59 parks has a section, and about 1-2 pages of text with basic history about that park, and a side column with wildlife notes, "must-see" spots, etc.

I bought this book at Zion National Park, and it is now living happily on my coffee table. It's already attracted the attention of friends and family who have stopped by my house!

brunettejnas's review

5.0

Amazing coffee table book we picked up on our recent National park trip. Great detail and artwork.