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May 14, 2013
107 graphic designers
The most recent addition to the Chermayeff & Geismar Collection is twelve boxes of old and rare art books, ranging from annuals to architecture; Switzerland to Japan. As always, there were plenty of surprises: one was the catalog for an AGI exhibition from 1976, which featured, alongside reproductions of their work, dramatic photos of the designers.
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January 15, 2013
Vignelli charts design changes: 60s–80s
It surprises no one that the side of 60s design that Vignelli decides to focus on is the modularity and rigid systematization that he specialized in.
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May 07, 2009
The object transformed
In the introduction to the exhibition’s catalogue (designed by Massimo Vignelli), Constantine describes the objects as “apparitions of everyday reality, complete with overtones of grim absurdity,” and suggests “for the 20th century they may be the most appropriate kind of still life.” Admission was $1.25.
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