Massimo Vignelli—the world-renowned graphic designer and creative mind behind one of New York City‘s iconic past subway maps—has passed away at the age of 83. Earlier this month, it was reported that Vignelli was leaving the hospital to spend his final days at home with his family. At that time, Vignelli’s son, Luca, asked all those who were inspired by his father to send him a letter. Those letters quickly came pouring in from designers around the world. AN has compiled a few of these letters below and many more can be found on Twitter under #dearMassimo. Vignelli was truly a giant in the field and he will be missed.
Amazing. #dearmassimo RT @Gizmodo: Dear Massimo: 12 designers who penned letters to their hero http://t.co/uWKXE1ySfG pic.twitter.com/Mh8Kc0WOfl
— greetabl (@greetabl) May 15, 2014
#dearmassimo pic.twitter.com/FerRhicQmF
— Gary Pikovsky (@DesignTimes) May 14, 2014
#dearmassimo thank you for giving me the confidence to design with discipline. pic.twitter.com/5yIHmNKAa4
— D.Strauss (@dstraussdesign) May 10, 2014
#dearmassimo, you are an inspiration to all of us. We just want to let you know: you have won. pic.twitter.com/ftKxV0Jvoy
— Designbüro Emodia (@emodia) May 13, 2014
#dearmassimo Sent my letter today. pic.twitter.com/9MuXSe2nqz
— Kathryn Grace (@IamKathrynGrace) May 12, 2014
