a timeline legacy of massimo vignelli!
DESCRIPTION
MASSIMO VIGNELLI was a prolific designer, where he presented a blend of artistic and creative talents in his fascinating works in logo, package, furniture and book cover designs. The most famous designs that made him an ICON of Graphic Design history are Poster for the Fort Worth Art Museum, Tumblers, Stacking Dinnerware, Pneumatici Pirelli, NYC Subway, American Airlines, St. Peters Church, Guggenheim Museum, Unfinished Modern, NY Subway Map, Austrian Architecture, United Colors Of Benetton, San Lorenzo Design and The Vignelli Canon.TRANSCRIPT
MASSIMO VIGNELLI
The Timeline Legacy Of A 20th Century
Designer
1931-2014
What made him an Iconic Designer?
The VERSATILITY of his style and
the DIVERSITY of the mediums on which he
designed makes him an ICON OF
GRAPHIC DESIGN history.
His legacy has been immortalized …
Logo Design
Furniture Design Package Design
Book Cover Design
… through the implementation of
his design on business logos, book covers, shopping bags and furniture.
I like design to be semantically correct, syntactically consistent, andpragmatically understandable.
I like it to be visually powerful, intellectually elegant, and above all timeless.
If you can't find it, design it…M
ASS
IMO
VIG
NELLI
Designs that were coherent and created an image of discipline.
Poster for the Fort Worth Art Museum.
Massimo Vignelli served as design consultants to Knoll.
Timeline of Vignelli’s Diverse Designs…
TUMBLERS
1957
1963
PNEUMATICI PIRELLI
STACKING DINNERWA
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1964
1967
AMERICAN AIRLINES
NYC SUBWAY
1970
1977
ST. PETERS CHURCH
AUSTRIAN ARCHITECTUR
E
1980
1984
UNFINISHED MODERN
1998
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON
1995
SAN LORENZO DESIGN
NY SUBWAY MAP
2008
2010
THE VIGNELLI CANON
1957: Tumblers
Three-color striped hand-blown glass designed by
Massimo in 1957.
1963: Pneumatici Pirelli
Advertisement for Pneumatici (Tires). Promotes the safety and reliability of Pirelli tires to a younger,
female customer.
1964: Stacking Dinnerware
The winner of prestigious Compasso d'Oro Award for Good Design, the genius of the design lies in the way it stacks using straight sides
and a small lip on the bottom.
1967: American Airlines
Massimo designed the classic American Airlines Logo with red and blue strips giving a
sense of patriotism. The logo endured for over 40 years.
1970: NYC Subway
The iconic signage for the New York City Subway system
was also designed by Massimo Vignelli in 1970s.
1977: St. Peters Church
The interior of NYC’s Saint Peter's Church was also
designed by Massimo Vignelli.
1980: Austrian Architecture
Massimo introduced a new wave of ‘Austrian
Architecture’ with his aesthetic design skills and
intuitive poster ideas.
1984: Unfinished Modern
Massimo offers inspiration and breathes new life to
contemporary art with his Unfinished Modern
Typography.
1985: Handkerchief Chair
Vignelli Designs brought grace and style to the high density stacking chair with
Handkerchief armless design.
1995: United Colors of Benetton
In the late 90s, Massimo designed a consolidated graphic with the name
“United Colors of Benetton”.
1995: San Lorenzo Design
Massimo Vignelli's passionate and moving homage to his beloved Lella, silver jewelry
for San Lorenzo.
1998: Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum in Italy got it’s first identity designed
by Vignelli Associates.
2008: NY Subway Map
In 2008, Massimo redid the renowned NY subway Map.
2010: The Vignelli Canon
In 2009 Massimo Vignelli generously released a free pdf document: The Vignelli
Canon.
And, his love for ‘Helvetica’ was so powerful…
You can say I love you in Helvetica.
You can say it with Helvetica
Extra Light if you want to
be really FANCY.
You can say I hate you in Helvetica.
You can say it with Helvetica Extra Dark if you want to be really LOUD.
The Designer with a Modern Vision.
“The life of a designer is a life of fight. Fight against the ugliness. Just like a doctor fights against
disease. For us, the visual disease is what we have
around, and what we try to do is cure it somehow with
design.”
RIP Massimo VignelliYou will not be forgotten!