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Discipline, Quality vs. Quantity, and the Power of Intellectual Elegance: Remembering Massimo Vignelli
Discipline, Quality vs. Quantity, and the Power of Intellectual Elegance: Remembering Massimo Vignelli

“Quality stems from intellectual elegance, and is precluded from the vulgar mind.”

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Iconic Designer Massimo Vignelli on Intellectual Elegance, Education, and Love
Iconic Designer Massimo Vignelli on Intellectual Elegance, Education, and Love

“Intellectual elegance [is] a mind that is continually refining itself with education and knowledge. Intellectual elegance is the opposite of intellectual vulgarity.”

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Massimo Vignelli on the Secret of Great Book Design
Massimo Vignelli on the Secret of Great Book Design

“The grid is the underwear of the book.”

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