New york city transit authority graphics standards manual 11 oct 20. Nyc transit authority graphics standards manual by massimo. Design guidelines new york city transit authority concessions concession areas must meet a variety of site selection criteria to ensure that concessions are totally integrated into the station layout and will be positive additions to the transit environment. Nyc transit authority graphics standards manual, by. The independent publisher is based in new york city and prides itself in quality and detail. By and large the system all makes sense, despite its failings. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual. New york city transit authority reed, jesse, smyth, hamish on. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual quick. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual, 1970 massimo vignelli and bob noorda, unimark, 1970 this set is a better way to look at pages from the manual than the presentation offered by niko skourtis, jesse reed, and hamish smyth, who found a copy and took pictures of it. Standards manual 212 franklin street brooklyn, ny 11222 347 903 22.
Based on a rare original copy of the original manual they discovered in the basement of the design firm at which they both work, pentagram. It should be no secret that we are admirers of the work of new york based designers jesse reed and hamish smith. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual 1970 massimo vignelli. Nasas 1975 graphics standards manual is reissued via.
Our mission is to archive and preserve artifacts of design history and make them available to future generations. The collection contains scans of the work by legends bob. Pdf of the original 1970 new york city transit authority graphic. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual designed by unimark international in 1970. Fullsize reissue of the nycta graphics standards manual. I was so happy that the book did this important project justice, displaying. The manual features everything from official typefaces and color swatches to diagrams of station signage. Juxtapoz magazine new york city transit authority graphics standards manual.
If you found yourself in the new york city subway in the 1960s, you were probably lost. Signs didnt help you find your way, standards didnt exist,even handmade lettering was common. Being a digital artist i follow numerous art blogs on tumblr, and not too long ago happened to stumble upon this lost gem. The 1970s nyc transit authority graphic standards manual is back.
Transit standards is a collection of tools, resources, and examples to streamline the public transit customer experience, compiled by stewart mader. Theres a 94mb untagged pdf you can download alternate site. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual 1970. This site is dedicated to serve as an archival record of a first edition nycta graphics standards manual designed by massimo vignelli of unimark international. Through the generosity of luca vignelli, the son of massimo and lella, massimos copy was used to create this new edition. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Inside a locker beneath old gym clothes at the new york office of pentagram, someone found a copy of a first edition new york city transit authority graphics standards manual designed by massimo vignelli and bob noorda of unimark international in 1970. Pdf of the original 1970 new york city transit authority graphic standards manual.
An alternate download link for the large pdf of the 1970 new york city mta graphic standards manual. Beautifully displaying the original graphics of the nyc transit graphic standards manual, this reissue immortalizes one of the most prominent and far reaching design projects to date. We might not think that much about subway signs when we hurry through the station, but we owe them a lot. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual. The work they delivered, the 1970 new york city transit authority graphic standards manual, succeeded in that goal and, perhaps.
Today we are taking a look at the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual. Pdf of the original 1970 new york city transit authority. Ive been trying to get my hands on a copy of the new york city metropolitan transit authority graphic standards manual ever since triborough managed to do so. It basically details everything designwise that the transit authority. After operating largely on the internet for the past few years, jesse reed and hamish smyth of standards manual the duo responsible for reprints of the new york city transit authority.
In 1970, they published the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual, an internal useonly, ring binderformat style guide that became the bible of mta visual signage for. An 18 second flick through a first edition nycta graphics standards manual designed by massimo vignelli of unimark international in 1970. If you found yourself in the new york city subway in the 1960s, you were probably lost, and by the year 1970, the standards manual changed everything. This book is a fullscale, authorized reprint of massimo vignelli and bob noordas seminal 1970 new york city transit authority graphics standards manual. Learn about the the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual designed in 1970 by massimo vignelli and bob noordaand purchase a 10x10 reissue. The 1970s nyc transit authority graphic standards manual. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual pdf 20220 by joe clark you may have read my blog post about the 1970 new york city mta graphic standards manual. Nyc transit authority graphics standards manual by massimo vignelli. City metropolitan transit authority graphic standards manual ever since triborough managed to do so. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual, 1970. Objects contains over 400 artifacts related to the new york city subway, collected and documented by photographer brian kelley kelley started collecting mta metrocards in 2011, and he quickly became fascinated by other subwayrelated objects. Signs didnt help you find your way, standards didnt exist, e. The standards manual compact edition is a 10 x 10 reissue of the new york city transit authority 1970 graphics standards manual, designed by massimo.
Graphic design fiends will rejoice in this online copy of the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual, originally published by unimark international in 1970. Today we are taking a look at the new york city transit authority graphics. The manual describes the design and construction for the iconic nyc subway signs that we still see and use. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards. It took decades to make that consistency happen, and the 1970 new york city transit authority graphics standards manual, reproduced in these pages, is where the whole project began. Welcome to another episode of the enthusiast experiment. Design guidelines new york city transit authority concessions. Its a new york city transit authority graphic standards manual, published in 1970. The 1970 nyc transit authority graphics standards manual, by unimarks massimo vignelli and bob noorda, reissued as a fullsize. The manual was found in a locker beneath old gym clothes. This rare copy of the new york city transit authority graphic standards manual was discovered in 2012 in the basement of pentagram in nyc.
To reinforce these goals, the following design guidelines are provided to assist tenants in. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Last year we covered the release of their first effort, a precise reproduction of the new york city transit authority graphic standards manual. Jesse reed and hamish smyth discovered an original copy of the nyc transit authority graphics standards manual in a locker. Standards manual is an independent publishing imprint founded by designers jesse reed and hamish smyth in new york city in 2014. New york city transit authority graphic standards manual. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual 1970 one of massimo vignellis masterworks which debated buying since we had to lug it home on the subway, maybe ten years ago, but we are glad we did. The nycta graphics standards manual contains scans of massimo vignelli and bob noordas unimark modernist masterpiece. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual pdf. Nyc transit authority graphics standards manual counter. First edition of the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual photos. How reprinting the mtas standards manual kickstarted a.
Never after, reads the introduction to the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual. See the 1975 manual that dictated nasas worm logo, color scheme, uniform patches, and more. The passenger will be given the information or direction only at the point of decision. Graphics standard manual massimo vignelli, bob noorda, unimark international, jesse reed, hamish smyth, michael bierut, christopher bonanos on. Office of research, development and demonstration washington, dc united states 20590. It was created as a collective effort of three designers to showcase a brilliant example of what an identity manual. Nyc transit authority graphic standards manual world. What i love about this is how the nyc transit authority graphics standards manual was found. New york city mta graphics standards manual back in print. New york city mta graphic standards manual personal weblog. The 1970 nyc transit authority graphics standards manual, by unimarks massimo vignelli and bob noorda, reissued as a fullsize book. For the design nerd in your life, this book pays homage to the new york city transit authority and its modernist design. Nasa graphics standards manual blog need supply co.
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