Studio Brief 2 - Vignelli past work research

Before moving onto designing ideas for the book cover for Vignelli canon. I thought it'd be a good idea to look into his past work, which could spark and inspire ideas for this book. The cover for Vignelli Canon is very simplistic so I'm wondering if all his book covers are all the same modernist style based off the rules from Vignelli Canon.

Beautifully crafted book. Very contemporary and modern. The whole book has been embossed which means that no colours have been used, so the 3D embossed technique stands out, giving the book a contemporary feel. Here Vignelli uses his grid for the main feature of the book with the logo positioned within the grid to showcase how it functions.Very slick looking. Black backs up the contemporary feel and look. 

Another Simplistic design. A lot of space left on the page which gives more attention to the title. Serif typeface makes the book look powerful and very strong against the contrast of the black background. Very timeless design.

I would say this cover is more like Vignelli. Very large type and colour is most popular with Vignelli work. Large type gives the cover attention and readability. Vignelli expresses that primary colours are timeless and his right,. The red is vibrant and collaborates well with the white typeface. Maybe the typeface would be better in a sans-serif typeface instead of serif, it would look more natural and less awkward without the slabs interfering and demanding a lot of space. 

Set of book designs from Vignelli. His style of work here is very different from many other book designs which he has done. He doesn't normally use images that much on covers and he hasn't used any primary colours apart from the "89" however in Vignelli Canon, he talk about appropriateness within his design decisions and designing right for the concept and target audience. What ever Vignelli has design here, I'm certain he has taken on board the meaning of appropriateness and based his decisions around that.