Photo by Kevin McCauley.

Hosted by Alice Twemlow, Chair of SVA’s new D-Crit program, this historic evening with Wim Crouwel and Massimo Vignelli was an inspiring and energetic journey through two outstanding lives in design. Rob Giampietro and Laura Forde co-chaired the event for AIGA/NY, which was made possible by Presenting Sponsors Imagination, Parsons The New School for Design, and Knoll. After the event—Crouwel’s first in New York since 1965 and one of the few times he and Vignelli have spoken together—the two speakers offered AIGA/NY their responses to the famous Proust Questionnaire: Crouwel’s is here, and Vignelli’s is here.

The event has gotten some coverage already. Over at DESIGNY, the AIGA/NY blog, Michael Brenner has a great write-up of the evening’s conversation. More write-ups on Monoscope and Unbeige, along with the charmingly titled People for the Ethical Treatment of Typography and Swiss Legacy. The photo above is taken from Kevin McCauley’s write-up, and Andy has perhaps our favorite response on his blog Reference Library.