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American Airlines original designer Massimo Vignelli hates its redesign

Massimo Vignelli, an acclaimed graphic designer who gave shape to his spare, Modernist vision in book covers and shopping bags, furniture and corporate logos, even a church and a New York City.

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In 2013 Vignelli Associates designed the MTA's Weekender app for iPhone and Android. In January of 2013, BusinessWeek interviewed Vignelli about the new American Airlines livery. The designer.

American Airlines On Board With Design

To Vignelli, this logo symbolized that American Airlines was an honest company, no-frills and no-nonsense—just good service. American Airlines would later rebrand after 45 years of using this logo. Vignelli responded with a break-down of the new design, demonstrating its meaninglessness that came from ignoring important design rules.

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The list includes Ford (1965), Knoll (1966), and American Airlines (1967) corporate identities, as well as the New York City Subway's sign system (1966) and its Graphic Standards Manual (1970). The work done by Vignelli at Unimark indelibly marked the entire world's graphic design production and offered the most important contribution to.

Massimo Vignelli, the Travel Industry's Greatest Designer, Dies at 83 Skift

Designer Massimo Vignelli, known for his iconic New York City subway map and American Airlines logo, among many other designs, died today at the age of 83. It was reported earlier this.

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We caught up with designer Massimo Vignelli, the creator of the airline's outgoing logo, to ask his opinion. What do you think of the redesign? It has no sense of permanence. The American.

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News: Massimo Vignelli - the prolific Modernist designer who created New York's subway signage and the American Airlines identity - has died in New York. Born in Milan in 1931, Vignelli.

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Acclaimed graphic designer Massimo Vignelli, whose most recognizable works include the original American Airlines logo and a 1972 New York City subway map, died Tuesday at age 83. Yoshiki.

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Created by Massimo Vignelli in 1967, it was everything a logo should be: elegantly simple, dignified, and instantly recognizable. The redesign features a U.S. flag motif tail, a faux-silver fuselage, and an entirely new logo that is so unspeakably ugly that it nearly brings tears to my eyes.

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American Airlines rebrand upsets Massimo Vignelli Design legend is not a fan of the new corporate identity that replaces the one he created 45 years ago For the first time in nearly four decades American Airlines has changed its image.

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For those unfamiliar with the design world, the name Massimo Vignelli doesn't mean much. But if shown the logos of American Airlines or Ford, or a shopping bag from Bloomingdale's, it becomes clear immediately how much Massimo Vignelli's work is part of our everyday life experience and popular imagination.

WHY IS THE NEW AMERICAN AIRLINES LOGO SO ABSTRACT?

You may not know the names Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli, but you've probably seen their work: either separately or together, the pair have created iconic designs for Ford, American Airlines.

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Massimo Vignelli designed for American Airlines and New York department stores - and in Britain for the GNER east coast rail service. Photograph: Design Museum Design Obituary Massimo.

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Work Vignelli worked in a wide variety of areas, including interior design, environmental design, package design, graphic design, furniture design, and product design. His clients at Vignelli Associates included companies such as IBM, Knoll, Bloomingdale's and American Airlines.

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Despite my nerves, our subsequent meeting was delightful and we spent many hours talking about love, his wife and partner Leila Vignelli, the staying power of the American Airlines logo, vulgarity, his penchant for the color black and the typeface Bodoni, his protégé Michael Bierut, the friendship he had with Alan Fletcher, the perfect sofa.

Q&A Original American Airlines Designer Massimo Vignelli on the Redesigned Logo Bloomberg

American Airlines Massimo Vignelli. Logo for American Airlines, 1967. This iconic aviation identity stood the test of time for 46 years - American Airlines was rebranded by FutureBrand in 2013. Images of American Airlines. Image 1 — vignelli-aa (American Airlines)