Quote of the day
What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses?
Massimo Vignelli
Born: January 10, 1931
Died: May 27, 2014 (aged 83)
Bio: Massimo Vignelli was an Italian designer who worked in a number of areas ranging from package design through houseware design and furniture design to public signage and showroom design. He was the co-founder of Vignelli Associates, with his wife, Lella.
Known for:
- The Vignelli Canon (2010)
- Vignelli From A to Z (2007)
- Design is one (2004)
- Knoll Design (1981)
- ?-!: design Ruedi Baur, Pippo Lionni (1991)