Milton Glaser

1929 - 2020

Described as a modern renaissance man, Milton Glaser was a conceptual thinker, inventive and intelligent designer and illustrator. Milton Glaser is the designer of the infamous “I love NY” logo seen worldwide. Milton loved New York so much that he gave the city the logo for free and as of today it earns NYC $30 million per year. In 2009, Glaser was the first graphic designer to have received the National Medal of Arts Award.

Ingredients for great design: seamless user experience, solves a problem, is innovative, aesthetically pleasing, understandable, timeless and honest.

Want to give graphic design a try? Start by writing out your own name or initials as if it are the name of your company or product. Write the letters in lowercase, uppercase, cursive, scratchy quick/casual and serif (with “feet” as in Times New Roman) or san serif (without “feet” like Helvetica). Add colors if you have colored pencils or markers. Close your eyes and write them to take away some self criticism and let your inner child play for a bit. I can see the 80’s bubble letters coming and the graffiti paint drips and arrows too. Just let it out and keep going.

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