vignellicenter:

Yesterday we shared some newly uncovered Vignelli designs for the Washington DC Metro subway system. And you were so excited about that we couldn’t resist sharing a few more related items.

Although Massimo Vignelli, while at Unimark International, designed the signage for the Washington DC Metro subway in 1968, he didn’t design the map (which was designed by Lance Wyman). But we recently uncovered a variety of ideas mocked up on these presentation boards.

ICYMI, the Vignelli map presentation boards:

http://vignellicenter.tumblr.com/post/173781335542/found-in-the-archives-unrealized-dc-metro-map

We also found some original sketches for the signage! Stay tuned!

And the standards manual for the DC Metro signage:

http://vignellicenter.tumblr.com/post/168694505752/vignelli-dcmetro-manual

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority map design design process

Massimo and Lella Vignelli papers

Vignelli Center for Design Studies

Rochester, New York