Milton Glaser: Art is Work

Milton Glaser

“Where am I going with design? That’s a hard question, because none of us has really the ability to understand our path until it’s over.”

“My idea about graphic designers and social commentary is that, that is part of the practice. I’ve always believed that, because you have access to peoples’ minds and you communicate to people… there is a corresponding responsibility – the responsibility of being a good citizen.”

“If you have the ability to transfer ideas from one point to another, those should be ideas that cause no harm.”

“You want to do things that have some relationship to your community, to your family, to your city, to your country, to the world.”

Milton Glaser

You can watch and listen to the full Milton Glaser interview in the below video clip (lasting 5 minutes 57 seconds).

I previously mentioned Milton in my article titled: He is responsible for the iconic ‘I love New York’ logo.

Thanks to for pointing me towards this video. I enjoy being put in reflective moods, and this video helped me reflect.