On Friday, 26 June, 2020, Milton Glaser died at the age of 91. I wrote this blog post on 3 December 2013 and am reposting it again today in memory of his wonderful work.
1977, the year
I LOVE NEW YORK
advertisements kicked off with a bang!
The year I realized art is not just for walls
and museums: It can be part of life.
Both a song and a logo, everyone in NYC
advertisements kicked off with a bang!
The year I realized art is not just for walls
and museums: It can be part of life.
Both a song and a logo, everyone in NYC
was singing the song on the buses,
on the trains, in my middle school and in the streets.
The logo was designed by
on the trains, in my middle school and in the streets.
The logo was designed by
graphic designer extraordinaire
and his iconic I (heart) New York
was on stickers, posters, signs, T-shirts,
mugs, pencils, my notebook -- everywhere.
I still remember Stephanie Mills
and the cast of the Broadway musical
The Wiz singing the song and dancing!
Milton Glaser also designed the
fabulous poster for The Wiz.
My favorite image by Milton Glaser was created in 1966 when he was with Push Pin Studios. Here it is:
This stylized pen-and-ink design was for the opera Aida. (I should probably frame it, but I love to touch it and read the magazine.)
Born and raised in New York City, Milton Glaser studied illustration, painting and typography at Cooper Union (1948-51). After graduating, he moved to Italy for two years and worked at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna under Giorgio Morandi. In 1954 he co-founded Push Pin Studios along with three of his
fellow Cooper grads. From the 1960s through the mid-1970s Push Pin graphics dominated advertising and the print media.
The Museum of Modern Art wrote, "Glaser introduced an eclectic, narrative style full of historical references that amalgamated illustration with vintage typography."
- Milton Glaser died on Friday, 26 June 2020 at age 91
*Coronavirus Disease 2019:
Update in Maryland- 6/27/2020
66,450 confirmed cases
3,157 deaths 4,935 recovered
Update in New York State - 6/27/2020
391,923 confirmed cases
31,368 deaths 70,010 recovered
Total in United States: 2,507,874 confirmed cases, 125,504 deaths
Total Worldwide: 9,949,767 confirmed cases, 497,442 deaths
* All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
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