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Ottagono 20, 1971

Content includes:
Copying, what a passion
Vittorio Mazzucconi – For an advertising agency
The Quadrant of Turin – Current setting in new environments
Vinicio Tenconi – A country house, Series accommodation: furnishing problem
Luigi Massoni – Recovery of old environments, In plastic: experiences for tomorrow
Sergio Mazza – With two elements an a bookcase
Giancarlo Iliprandi – Bang, zing, flash, gulp
Bruno Munari – The balance of opposites
Mario Bellini and Marco Romano – The mechanics
Pier Carlo Santini – Mangiarotti’s “avant-garde”
Gian Paolo Valenti – Design research in the elements compositional of architecture
Silvio Coppola – The catalog and the corporate image
News and design innovations
Grazia Gamberoni – Books and magazines
Images – Funeral in Orgosolo
Guido Ballo – murals: homage to Milan
Direction: Sergio Mazza
Editing: Giuliana Gramigna
Collaboration: Grazia Gamberoni
Graphics: Unimark
Photographs: Ballo, Basilico, Cappellini, Porters, FAD, Falchi and Salvador, Photography Industriale, Photos, Raffo, Scrimali.
CO.P.IN.A. s.r.l.
Printing: Poligrafico Colombi S.D.A.

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Unimark
Unimark International was founded by Massimo Vignelli and Ralph Eckerstrom in 1965. It was a pioneering design firm known for its modernist approach and emphasis on corporate identity. The firm design identities for American Airlines and the New York City Subway signage system, before dissolving in the late 1970s. Explore related designers including Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda. See also Rise of Corporate Identity and 1960s graphic design history.
Ottagono
Ottagono was an Italian design magazine mainly focused on interiors, architecture and product design, with some content also related to graphic design.

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Ottagono 20, 1971. Designed by Unimark
Ottagono 20, 1971. Designed by Unimark
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