Graphic Standard Manuals are making a comeback

Pages from New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual & 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual

In graphic design history news: Check out Mary Alice Miller’s article on Vanity Fair about old graphic design manuals. In 2012, two designers found an original copy of the New York City Transit Authority “Graphics Standards Manual” by Massimo Vignelli and his design firm partner Bob Noorda. The two designers, Hamish Smyth and Jesse Reed, posted pages of the manual online and reprinted the book. They also reissued a copy of the 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual by Richard Danne and Bruce Blackburn. You can also read their story at Fast Company Design in an article by Meg Miller.