Massimo Vignelli, arguably the greatest designer in modern history and whose Vignelli Center for Design Studies placed Rochester Institute of Technology onto the international forefront of design ...

Young designers still revere them and their generosity with knowledge—and young and old alike mourn the death of Massimo, who died at the end of May at age 83 (see: “Designer Massimo Vignelli, ...

What’s the most important tool in the book designer’s arsenal? These days, for most designers, you’d assume it’s the Adobe Creative Suite. But Massimo Vignelli isn’t most designers, and as we see in ...

Massimo Vignelli had always wanted to affect millions of people through design. From the sleek curves of the Ford Motor Company label to the bold loops of the Bloomingdale’s logo, the designs of the ...

Don’t tell world-renowned designer Massimo Vignelli he’s retired. Vignelli remains hands-on in the industry as he leads the Master Designer Workshop 2012, from July 22 to July 29 in the Vignelli ...

We’d known that legendary designer Massimo Vignelli was sick: His son issued a plea to designers who were influenced by him to send him a letter, which surely flooded his home with well-designed ...

In describing his vision of design, Massimo Vignelli stated, "I like it to be visually powerful, intellectually elegant, and above all, timeless." Vignelli, who died at his home in New York on May 27 ...

Massimo and Lella Vignelli may not be household names, but everyone knows their work; it includes the logos of J.C. Penney, American Airlines, Knoll, and Bloomingdale’s, the design of Ford’s blue oval ...

Italian design legend Massimo Vignelli, best known for designing an iconic-yet-controversial version of the New York City subway map in the 1970s, died in his New York City home Tuesday morning at age ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK (AP) -- A renowned graphic designer whose vision extended from subterranean transit maps to airline logos has died.