graphic design

Luca Vignelli reflects on his parents, Massimo and Lella Vignelli—legendary designers who created everything from furniture to typefaces, including the bold 1972 New York City subway map. Though initially hated and quickly withdrawn, the MTA has now revived the map, slightly revised, offering rare good news in tough times. “It was a diagram, not a map,” Luca explains. Speaking from Nerano, Italy, he shares insights into their legacy, their philosophy, and why they never saw themselves as artists.

Min Lew has conceived graphic design for MoMA, Apple, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and JFK Terminal 4 — which would be in the Airport Terminal Hall of Fame if there were one. Lew tells us her journeys through design.

Juan Carlos Pagan has created graphic designs for Nike, Apple, and the Denver Nuggets, and is happy to consult with clients. Up to a point. “What you can get is design by committee, which to me is the most terrible thing.” Pagan tells us about the West Side bike path and a pacifier.

When graphic designer Natasha Jen worked at Sony Music the handwriting was already on the wall, the tiny, tiny wall: “It was no longer LPs; it was CDs. The canvass kept shrinking.” And now with digital music, there’s no canvas at all. “It’s not the end of the world; it’s a different paradigm.” Produced with the Center for Architecture.

Goodman tells us about Bob Dylan and The Chelsea Hotel.

Tonight on Person Place Thing, Cohen speaks with Gail Anderson, a graphic designer who loves but is not nostalgic for the world of print magazines where…

Chip Kidd is “the closest thing to a rock star” in the design world (USA Today), and in Go he explains not just the elements of design, including form,…