An archivist uncovered them last week. The modernist designer Massimo Vignelli is the father of New York City’s famous 1972 subway map. Turns out he had some ideas for Washington, D.C.’s metro as well ...

Through his work, graphic designer and architect Massimo Vignelli, attempted to convey timeless art, rather than keep up with the trends of the day. For most inhabitants of Washington, D.C., ...

“How did Vignelli initiate the design process of the subway map? Speaking in the historic present tense that reflects his vivid memory, he says, ‘I draw it!’” Vignelli Transit Maps; Peter B. Lloyd ...

NEW YORK — Massimo Vignelli — an acclaimed graphic designer who gave shape to his spare, modernist vision in book covers and shopping bags, furniture and corporate logos, even church pews and a New ...

Photo Credit: Massimo Vignelli in DC, talks about his DC Metro map design, which he originally did in 1976. Flickr.com / Jason Q&A in BusinessWeek with designer Massimo Vignelli, the creator of the ...

«Questa è davvero la mappa più chiara che abbia mai visto per una metropolitana. A ogni linea corrisponde un colore e a ogni fermata un punto. Non c’è niente di più chiaro» Massimo Vignelli descriveva ...

È uscito The Great New York Subway Map, un libro illustrato da Emiliano Ponzi, uno dei più importanti illustratori italiani contemporanei, e commissionato dal MoMA di New York insieme al New York ...

As anyone who has been stuck in L hell knows perfectly well, the MTA's weekend ridership keeps hitting new highs—despite that being the time when the Authority, for various reasons, has to do the ...

Designers Lella Vignelli (Italian, 1934-2016) and Massimo Vignelli (Italian, 1931-2014) had a lifelong collaborative working relationship. Associated with the modernist tradition, the Vignellis ...

News: Massimo Vignelli – the prolific Modernist designer who created New York's subway signage and the American Airlines identity – has died in New York. Born in Milan in 1931, Vignelli trained as an ...

Il designer e grafico italiano Massimo Vignelli è morto martedì 27 maggio a New York a 83 anni. Vignelli era famoso per aver disegnato la segnaletica e la mappa della metropolitana di New York, per i ...

Massimo Vignelli was an Italian designer best known for the iconic signage and maps he produced for the New York City Subway and Washington Metro. Vignelli worked within the broader scope of Modern ...