Unigrid: Design Specifications (Massimo Vignelli) romanhands one could see a book

one could see a book about Zapf and justifiably think

articulating his famous provocation that “a house is a work of art” and showcasing his distinct ability to merge structural logic with poetic

with the occasional line running sideways

*In Lance Hidy’s Posters (1983)

Depending on where you live it’s either a quick drive or a 28

Unigrid: Design Specifications (Massimo Vignelli) romanhands one could see a bookPicture it: A zillion people at the National Park Service are going to be laying out a zillion items for a zillion parks across the United States. They need a plan to avoid a shit show. Massimo Vignellis Unigrid is the plan to make that show shitless. And this is the printed version of that plan, specifying shapes, sizes, types, colors, and anything else once could think of. Although examples of the Unigrid approach are not uncommon, this printed plan