Mon 18 Jan
2010

Display: Bob Noorda 1927-2010

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An appreciation of the legendary Milan-based graphic designer Bob Noorda, a Modernist legend and co-founding partner (with Massimo Vignelli) of Unimark International. Noorda passed away just over a week ago, on 11 Jan 2010, though it’s still tough to find an English-language obituary online. This write-up over at the excellent new mid-century Modern-focused design archive Display is not quite an obituary, but for the uninitiated it makes for a useful introduction to Noorda’s career.

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Danny
18 Jan 2010, 07:45 pm

Hello Khoi, an obituary (written by Ben Bos) can be found at the AGI site: Link

Another one can be found here: Link

D.

Khoi Vinh
18 Jan 2010, 11:32 pm

Thanks, Danny. I’m also told that Steven Heller will pen an obituary to run in The New York Times in the coming days.

Bill Plumb
24 Jan 2010, 02:43 pm

It is impossible to measure the loss of such a magnificent mind and talent.

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