La grande mappa della metropolitana di New York. Ediz. a colori

Like Vignelli, Ponzi employs clean, straight, colorful lines. A simple (but not simplistic) explanation of graphic design, minimalism, and the chaos of mass transit lends itself to a thoroughly wonderful and informative nonfiction picture book. Back matter includes information about Vignelli's desig Leggi tutto

The story of how a group of graphic designers headed by Massimo Vignelli remade the New York subway map to make it easier to read and understand. The book doesn't mention this, but just about all subway maps around the world now imitate the style this design group came up with. And boy am I glad they Leggi tutto

The art in this book is beautiful - the focus on color, form, and movement is obvious. It evokes the style of the Vignelli map very well. However, it doesn't really talk about the choices that went into the map, or dive into how those changes looked visually. It's pretty to look at, but I wish there Leggi tutto

As a lover of the NYC Subway, I found this book to be really interesting. The no-frills writing matches the simplicity of the map.

3.75.

Massimo Vignelli was the lead designer of the New York subway map, which until then had been confusing and difficult to understand. I simplify the way of representing metro lines and stations, making it easier to use them on posters, brochures, etc. and consequently facilitating the use of this mean Leggi tutto