Acknowledgments

Assembling material for a book of this kind depends on the good will of so many busy people. My sincere thanks to all of the designers who collected examples of their work for consideration, for their suggestions, and for their great encouragement. In that regard I extend a special thanks to Hans Bockting, Katherine McCoy, and Simon Johnston, whose investment of time and helpful advice greatly exceeded my expectations. Thank you to Richard Wilde at the School of Visual Arts, who initially put Rockport Publishers in touch with me.

I am grateful to Massimo Vignelli, who unexpectedly and very graciously gave me four hours out of his busy day to meet with me and speak in-depth about this book’s subject.

My thanks also to Chris Myers, ...

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