Milton Glaser

     While watching the documentary about Milton Glaser, I became completely fascinated with this man.  His ideas were so unique and different. His definition of art was "making things to sell for money". However, when he came up with the I ♥ NY idea, he did not make any money from it, so I don't feel this was his REAL definition of art as time went on. He later found a definition of art that he began to love, which said, "the purpose of art is to inform and delight". I think with all of Milton's ideas and creations, he achieved the second definition and it applies to his life better than the first definition does.

      Later in the documentary, Milton makes a statement "We should always operate by interruption". I think this means that he loves the multitasking and background noise that comes with creating his work. This is why he will work on something while he is on the phone and why he chooses to stay in his building, next to the school yard, where children play and scream. The best ideas come when you aren't constantly focusing on what will make it the best. The unexpected happens for a reason. For example, for the 40th anniversary poster that was designed with logos altered on the poster at different angles, the edges of some of the logo's began to lift. He decided that it looked better with the edges coming up than it did with everything pressed completely down. The interruption of his artwork/design is what made it more interesting and what might capture the public's attention. "It's much better than what you thought it would be," is another quote Milton made and I think it pertains to this example perfectly. A final quote from the movie that I think corresponds to the interruptions in which we should operate is when he said, "If you pass, great. If you fail, even greater". Failing is an interruption in life but it makes room for improvement which can make any artwork or design (or anything in life, really) greater than it was, had you never failed. 

    Milton Glaser is a very interesting man and I think he has great ideas that the world needs to be more exposed to.