In Studio With: Massimo Vignelli

[@olovon]

He did a great job on the design of the NYC Subway map in the 70s. No other way to represent all that information so clearly in one shot.

[@pronpalunpo]

The problem is that reference points to the Manhattan grid were what New Yorkers wanted. The map failed because it removed them.

[@georgebush7761]

I don't think that there won't be another Vignelli, Paul Rand or Saul Bass. Great personality and lessons to learn for a modern designer.

[@nonk6441]

of course, because they grew up in a much different world than the designers of today

[@bharatsharma2446]

And Dieter Rams

[@christopherreed4337]

This is legendary, thanks for sharing.

[@jrbhbr]

Young designers are worried about being stylish and not responsible. They're always criticizing Helvetica, but the majority don't have the ability to design a functional and readable font. Design is not about being cool, is about being responsible.

[@Studio2770]

I'm 20 and drool over Helvetica. I don't get the hate for it. I do think it's over used but not overrated.

[@botbot3698]

Who's critisizing Helvetica? If You're critisizing Helvetica then You're not a designer

[@KJ-je9pm]

Helvetica is cool

[@andreoravel212]

As a graphic design student, I have to admit that all we learn is about transform things to an aesthetic way and we don't create anything anymore. All is about melt hundreds fonts and colours, at most create new patterns but never design new things, new formats and widespread projects for everyday life.

[@Slickfoot]

design is about ALL OF THE ABOVE. Youre literally just brandishing arbitrary dogmas, both about design and young designers. PS this is coming from a "yOunG dEsIgNeR"

[@محمدعديل-ج8ظ]

I just read his cannon, it's sad to know that he went away. few days after this video upload date too

[@mediumstudio]

Complex but not complicated

[@Alexandropoulou34gmail.comAlex]

Essatamente..

[@Underhills]

I have the deepest respect for many of these senior designers, but I find the all black undertaker look a tad humoristic. When everyone at the office wears black long neck sweaters it feels a tad...religious or perhaps non individual in the lack of another word. It gets me thinking "oh, it's the Helvetica gang" coming to arrest me. Lol. Dunno how clients perceive this but one would guess it lives up the stereotypical designer look, so perhaps it fills a purpose, in one shape or form.

[@ccbster]

Many of us consider the all dark/black clothes the "artist uniform" because stains from paint/graphite/pens dont show up on it ;)