Overview
This superbly presented volume is a treasure trove of the thoughts of internationally acclaimed designers Lella and Massimo Vignelli. For the past ten years, Massimo Vignelli has taught a summer course at the School of Design and Architecture at Harvard on subjects that were initially alphabetised for convenience, but now form the basis of this unprecedented and highly entertaining publication. Beginning with the intriguing 'A for Ambiguity', it continues through the alphabet, describing their approach to subjects as diverse as book design, discipline, furniture, garment design, interior design and lighting, newspapers, packaging and typography; each subject is discussed in detail and accompanied by numerous illustrations that complement the text. It offers a rare insight into the minds of two exceptional modernist designers.
Limited edition in red slipcase.
First published in Australia in 2007 by The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd. (ISBN 978 1 86470 176); first U.S. edition published by RIT Press in 2017.
Details
Publisher: RIT Press (07/2017)
ISBN-13: 978-1-939125-47-7
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 196
Illustrations: 350, mostly color
Size: 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Shipping Weight: 1.6lb
Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Ambiguity 16
Books 18
Chromotype 28
Discipline 40
Education 41
Furniture 44
Garments 60
Helvetica/History 80/84
Interiors 86
Lighting 102
Magazines 106
Newspapers 115
Objects 128
Packaging/Products 146/156
Quality 158
Responsibility 162
Structure/Style 176/182
Typography 183
Universities 188
Vignelli 190
Z... 19