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Massimo Vignelli
1931–
“If you can design one thing,you can design everything”
–Massimo Vignelli
Massimo Vignelli:interior designer
environmental designerpackage designergraphic designerfurniture designerpackage designer
GENIUS level designer
Massimo was born in Milan in 1931. He studied architecture in Milan and Vince. He then moved to NYC to start a company with
his wife Lella.
Massimo is known for his genious knowledge of
typography. He was recently featured in the independent
documentary film “Helvetica.”
HELVETICA
examples of helvetica.
Massimo was influenced by the Modernist period.He stuck firmly to
their design principles. Modernists
stood for simplicity through basic
geometric shapes.
Vignelli is a fairly new designer, but he has already made a huge mark on
society and has influenced generations of designers. From his generation in
the 70’s, to the current designers and for many generations to come.
Massimo Vignelli’s design style is
clean
The American Airlines logo is Massimo Vignelli’s most famous logo. It is simple, clean
and timeless.
Furniture Design: Lamps
more furniture designs
stillmorefurniture
Massimo dish set
pitchers and flatware
Notice Massimo Vignelli’s w i d e
variety of design.
He still does more...
he does interior design too!
St. Peter’s ChurchA room with a table.
(notice beautiful ceiling)
corporate identity and manuals
and still more....Package Design
He designed Bloomindales and Saks 5th Avenue
bags.
NYC street signage
Posters
Knoll Furniture Design poster
and he did maps too.
and watches...
and my favorite...The Stendig Calender
Designed in 1966, this popular still sells out every year!
(i have one in my apartment and it looks amazing. it’s 4 feet wide by about 3 feet tall)
Design is Oneby Massimo and Lella Vignelli
All of Massimo’s designs reflect on his philosophies on design
and also his life.
He believed that a good designer should be able to
design anything.
He follows through when you see the wide variety of
everything he does.
Massimo Vignelli now gives many lectures to school and to groups all over the world
about his design.
I like design to besemantically correct,syntactically consistent, and pragmatically understandable.
I like to be visually powerful,intellectually elegant, and above all timeless
–Massimo Vignelli
Among Vignelli’s many Awards:1982 New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame1983 AIGA Gold Medal1985 Presidential Design Award (given by Ronald Regan)1993 New York State Governor's Award of Excellence2004 Visionary Award from the Museum and Art and Design, NYC
Honorary Doctorates:Parsons School of DesignRISDEPrat Institute
He was also given a fellowship from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago Illinois.
thanks for watching,
Katherine Davis
Resources:“Design is One” Lella and Massimo Vignelli. Images Publishing. NYC 2006.
www.vignelli.com/
www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalist-massimoandlellavignelli
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Vignelli
www.designboom.com/eng/interview/vignelli.html
www.designaddict.com/index.cfm