“Intellectual elegance [is] a mind that is continually refining itself with education and knowledge. Intellectual elegance is the opposite of intellectual vulgarity.” MindIntellectualOppositesEleganceVulgarityRefiningEducation And Knowledge Author:Massimo Vignelli
“Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.” LanguageStyleDesignComes And GoesGood Design Author:Massimo Vignelli
“You can reach timelessness if you look for the essence of things and not the appearance. The appearance is transitory — the appearance is fashion, the appearance is trendiness — but the essence is timeless.” IfsLooksFashionEssenceAppearanceTimelessTransitoryTimelessness Author:Massimo Vignelli
“I like it to be visually powerful, intellectually elegant, and above all, timeless.” PowerfulAll TimeTimelessElegant Author:Massimo Vignelli
“Designers take care of everything around us. Everything that is around us, this table, this chair, this lamp, this pen has been designed. All of these things, everything has been designed by somebody.” Has BeensCareTablesTake CareDesignerChairsPensLamps Author:Massimo Vignelli
“Good design is a matter of discipline. It starts by looking at the problem and collecting all the available information about it. If you understand the problem, you have the solution. It’s really more about logic than imagination.” IfsMatterProblemImaginationInformationDesignDisciplineSolutionsLogicAvailableCollectingGood Design Author:Massimo Vignelli
“The first thing you need to make clear to a client is that you aren't there to answer his wants but to answer his needs.” WantNeedsFirstsAnswersClearClients Author:Massimo Vignelli
“In the new computer age, the proliferation of typefaces and type manipulations represents a new level of visual pollution threatening our culture. Out of thousands of typefaces, all we need are a few basic ones, and trash the rest.” NeedsAgeCultureLevelsTypeComputerVisualsManipulationPollutionThreateningTrashProliferationTypefaces Book:Design is One Source: Design is One
“There are people that thinks that type should be expressive. They have a different point of view from mine.” PeopleThinkingShouldDifferentViewsMinesTypePoint Of ViewExpressiveDifferent Points Of ViewHelvetica Author:Massimo Vignelli