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1931 Milan, Italy - 2014 Manhattan, New York. Known for: Modernist graphic and map designs, architecture.
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Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Massimo Vignelli, a Modernist Graphic Designer, Dies at 83. By DOUGLAS MARTIN. MAY 27, 2014. Massimo Vignelli, an acclaimed graphic designer... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Massimo Vignelli, a Modernist Graphic Designer, Dies at 83. By DOUGLAS MARTIN. MAY 27, 2014. Massimo Vignelli, an acclaimed graphic designer who gave shape to his spare, Modernist vision in book covers and shopping bags, furniture and... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Massimo Vignelli, a Modernist Graphic Designer, Dies at 83. By DOUGLAS MARTIN. MAY 27, 2014. 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 York City subway map that enchanted aesthetes and baffled straphangers, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83. His death, after a long illness, was... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Massimo Vignelli, a Modernist Graphic Designer, Dies at 83. By DOUGLAS MARTIN. MAY 27, 2014. 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 York City subway map that enchanted aesthetes and baffled straphangers, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83. His death, after a long illness, was confirmed by Carl Nolan, a longtime employee of Mr. Vignelli. An admirer of the architects Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, Mr. Vignelli moved to New York from Italy in the mid-1960s with the hope of propagating a design aesthetic inspired by their... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Massimo Vignelli, a Modernist Graphic Designer, Dies at 83. By DOUGLAS MARTIN. MAY 27, 2014. 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 York City subway map that enchanted aesthetes and baffled straphangers, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83. His death, after a long illness, was confirmed by Carl Nolan, a longtime employee of Mr. Vignelli. An admirer of the architects Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, Mr. Vignelli moved to New York from Italy in the mid-1960s with the hope of propagating a design aesthetic inspired by their ideal of functional beauty. He preached clarity and coherence and practiced it with intense discipline in... Read full biography
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Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist.
Massimo Vignelli, a Modernist Graphic Designer, Dies at 83
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
MAY 27, 2014
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 York City subway map that enchanted aesthetes and baffled straphangers, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83.
His death, after a long illness, was confirmed by Carl Nolan, a longtime employee of Mr. Vignelli.
An admirer of the architects Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, Mr. Vignelli moved to New York from Italy in the mid-1960s with the hope of propagating ...But wait, there's more...
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