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On Saturday I was fortunate enough to be part of a small group that spent a few hours with Massimo Vignelli and his wonderful wife Lella as they were being filmed for a documentary film by one of my Profs at VCU. I’m not sure how Massimo does it, but you can ask him one question and he can come up with the most eloquent answer that just makes complete sense, or maybe it doesn’t and you’re just so fascinated by his words that you can’t tell.

Here’s one of my favorite things that he had to say. The topic was students and what he feels about the ego of a student. Vignelli of course formulated a 10 minute response talking about his own ego barely fitting into the room and said, “discipline is an attitude that one has to cultivate”. Brilliance.

And just so you know their space is as amazing as the pictures I posted from NY Mag.

I am putting myself up for adoption and if the Vignelli’s will have me I promise I will kern every morning and every night before bed. I’ll even keep my room a minimal, clutterless space. Thanks again to Jamie for the invite and maybe I will photoshop the fatness out of my picture with them and put it up.