Lella and Massimo Vignelli: Two Lives, One Vision is a portrait of two important twentieth-century designers whose careers have intertwined since the 1950s. The Vignellis promote a modernist philosophy of designing for a better society: resourceful use of space and materials, clear communication, lasting quality, and logical functionality. Through a mix of archival research and personal interviews with Lella, Massimo, and their many colleagues and clients, Jan Conradi documents the Vignellis' nuanced approach to "cleaning up" an often chaotic and messy society by adhering to a minimalist and structured design method. The Vignellis' lifetime commitment to a world of design is marked by vibrant client relationships and unwavering attention to detail. With wit, grace, focus, and finesse, the Vignellis' sustained pattern of working and living has influenced, and continues to inspire, generations of designers worldwide. JAN CONRADI is a Professor of Graphic Design at Rowan University in New Jersey, where she teaches typography and design history.

Lella and Massimo Vignelli: Two Lives, One Vision

Arts & Photography

Jan Conradi

Graphic Design

RIT Press

Unimark International was a firm with global reach, with eleven offices in five different countries. Its use of the most modern design approaches and latest marketing methods quickly made it famous and unrivaled. Its clients were international corporations like Gillette, Jaguar, Ferrero, Knoll International, Olivetti, Pirelli, Ranx Xerox, Unilever, IBM, as well as American Airlines and Ford, for which it created visual corporate identities that are still in use today. 
Unimark was known for always using the latest technological innovations and for using computers long before anyone else. With their visual outlook, Unimark designers had a defining influence on our environment; they left an enduring legacy with their practice and their theory. Many Unimark designers have been honored with international awards for their achievements. A distinctive hallmark of Unimark design is the systematic use of the Helvetica typeface for the corporate identity of firms. 
The success of Unimark International, which is documented here for the first time, points the way for designers and the marketing sector today.

Unimark International: The Design of Business and the Business Design

Architecture

Lars Müller Publishers

Hardcover in box:designwajskol an extensive range of projects created by the firm of the Italian-born designer Jonathan Wajskol over the last twenty-five years. The result is a visually driven experience that emphasizes a consistent design approach across all categories of design. The work ranges from editorial design to identities, way-finding, product design, interactive design and info graphics. The book highlights 50 projects and spans three continents: North America, Europe, and Asia. A collection of essays by notable design historians, educators and theorists, among them design-legend Massimo Vignelli, situates the work of designwajskol within the modernist tradition.

designwajskol

Vignelli, Massimo

Morgantini, Maurizio

History & Criticism

Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers

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