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| Milton Glaser |
Milton Glaser
A Quick Bio: Milton Glaser was born in 1929 in New York City. He studied at many art schools, such as Manhattan's High School of Music and Art, Cooper Union, and The Acadamy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy. In 1954, Glaser founded Push Pin Studios in NYC with Reynold Ruffins, Seymour Chwast, and Edward Sorel, all fellow graduates from Cooper Union. Glaser and Chwast directed the studio for 20 years, and it became a guiding reference in the world of graphic design. Today, Chwast is principal of The Pushpin Group, Inc.
In 1968 Glaser founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker, where he was the president and design director until 1977. In 1974, Milton Glaser Inc. was established. Here, Glaser has created, designed, and illustrated corporate identities, packaging design, product design, environmental and interior design, and more than 300 posters!
Today Glaser is represented in many permanent collections such as Museum of Modern Art (New York), The Israel Museum (Jerusalem), and The Chase Manhattan Bank (New York) to name a few. In 2004 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his profound and meaningful long-term contribution to the contemporary practice of design. To read more about Milton Glaser's life, click here.
Specialty: Graphic Design and Illustration
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| I <3 NY by Milton Glaser |
Best Known Work: You may have seen his "I Love New York" logo here or there. Yep, this is the guy who designed it! The logo was created and used to promote tourism in New York City, and later for New York as a state. The font used for the logo is American Typewriter. Another work that he is known for is his Bob Dylan poster. He was inspired by one of Marcel Duchamp's works: "Self Portrait" and by Islamic paintings from which he drew inspiration for the hair. You can read a little more of his inspiration for the Bob Dylan poster here.
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| Bob Dylan Poster |
Quoted: “Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking.”
"The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire and persistence."
Additional Links: Click here to learn more about Milton Glaser. You can read a longer biography, "10 Things I've Learned" (recommended), and read a few interviews he has done with Macworld, Step-By-Step magazine, and more!
Video: This is a 15 minute video of Milton Glaser at TED speaking of how great designs make new ideas.
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