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Reed and Smyth’s EPA Standards Manual Reissue Nears Kickstarter Goal

Kickstarter alums Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth have tapped again into again with their third Kickstarter campaign. Their timely reissuing of design firm Chermayeff & Geismar’s 1977 US EPA Graphic Standards System has garnered over $128,900 from more than 1,498 backers with 21 days remaining on the campaign.  The former… Read More

Reed and Smyth Return to Kickstarter with Timely EPA Standards Manual Reissue

“Before 1970, the United States was in a radically different place.Our environment, our cities, our people: abused, dirty, and sick after years of neglect. President Nixon decided to change that. In 1970, the United States Environmental Protection Agency was enacted to protect the environment and the… Read More

NYCTA Standards Manual Compact Edition Released; NASA Graphics Standards Manual Reissue Kickstarter Campaign Closes Today

Kickstarter phenoms and Pentagram Associate partners Jesse Reed and Hamish Smith have experienced quite a crowdfunding year.  A little less than a year after raking in $802,812 on Kickstarter and setting a Kickstarter design record for their New York City Transit Authority Standards Manual project, graphic designers Reed and Smyth… Read More

NASA Reportedly Throws Shade At New York Graphic Artists’ Kickstarter By Releasing 1975 Graphic Standards Manual For Free

A little over a week and a half ago, New York-based graphic designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth, who are best known for their New York City Transit Authority Standards Manual project, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter once again to raise funds so that they can re-issue the 1975 NASA… Read More

Creators of NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual Project Return to Kickstarter With 1975 NASA Initiative

A little less than a year after receiving $802,812 on Kickstarter for their New York City Transit Authority Standards Manual project, artists Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth have returned to the crowdfunding platform to raise $158,000 for the Reissue of the 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual. While revealing details about the project,… Read More

NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual Arrives, Worth the Wait

The 1970 NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual, by Unimark’s Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda, was kickstarted by Pentagram designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth and dedicated to Massimo Vignelli, Bob Noorda, and the Unimark staff, reissued in the early months of 2015 as a full-size book. Licensed exclusively from the MTA and… Read More

NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual Kickstarter Nears $700,000; Organizers Share Reaction to Backers Excitement

Just a little over two weeks ago, New York residents and Pentagram designers, Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth, launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the full-size reissue of the 1970 NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual. Setting out to raise only $108,000, the project has already reached… Read More

Going Their Way: NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual Zooms Past Modest Goal

The Kickstarter campaign for 1970 NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual, by Unimark’s Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda, continues to thrive, having surpassed its modest $108K goal and raising over $604K.   Licensed exclusively from the MTA and available only through Kickstarter, the NYC MTA… Read More

Ode to the City: NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual Thrives on Kickstarter

The 1970 NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual, by Unimark’s Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda, is being reissued in January 2015 as a full-size book. Licensed exclusively from the MTA and available only through Kickstarter, the NYC MTA Graphics Standards Manual will not again be… Read More

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