{"id":12385,"date":"2019-07-28T18:54:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T22:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=12385"},"modified":"2019-07-30T16:35:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:35:36","slug":"episode-330-milton-glaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-330-milton-glaser","title":{"rendered":"Episode 330 – Milton Glaser"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 330:
\nMilton Glaser<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Everything is design. Design is planning. It’s having an objective of any kind. When you go out to dinner, you’re designing your meal. There’s no design without intent, and there’s no life without intent.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>He turned 90 a few weeks ago, but design legend Milton Glaser<\/a> isn’t slowing down. We got together to talk about moving to a new studio after nearly 55 years and what he plans on doing with the 250,000 posters in the cellar. We get into art vs. design, why he painted “Art Is Work” on the transom of his building, how he’s working more actively and faster than he ever has, the first time he saw his work in public, how drawing makes us conscious of reality, the influence of Giorgio Morandi<\/a> on his life, the joy of ~60 years of teaching, the decay of design into commodity and corporate metrics, and the overlooked role of Push Pin Studios<\/a> in design history. Along the way, we also get into the worldwide phenomenon of his “I [HEART] NY” design, what it’s like to live in an age of collage, where we find things instead of making things, how the computer can compel users into doing what it’s good at instead of what they’re good at, his marriage advice after 60+ years with Shirley Glaser, and his story about designing Trump Vodka. Give it a listen!<\/a> And go buy some of Milton’s posters<\/a>!<\/p>\n

“Art is not about persuasion; it’s about transformation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n