29 Fascinating Milton Glaser Quotes

Milton Glaser was born in New York City on June 26, 1929, and his creative world of graphic design mesmerized people for more than a half-century.

He received fame for creating the I Love New York logo, the DC Comics logos, and a Bob Dylan poster in 1966.  During his distinguished career, he designed splendid record covers, book jackets, banners, beverage signs, product logos, and decorated restaurants and grocery shops.

Although the 'I Love New York' logo is his symbol, it is among the many unique designs and aesthetic accomplishments. Read these wonderful Milton Glaser quotes to recognize that there is much to pick up from one of the world's finest design professionals.

Inspiring Milton Glaser Quotes

(Many of Milton Glaser Quotes seem pretty basic, but they are designed to be incredibly complicated and compelling.)

Get inspired with these mind-blowing quotes from Milton Glaser.

"We are all born with genius. It's like our fairy godmother. But what happens in life is that we stop listening to our inner voices, and we no longer have access to this extraordinary ability to create poetry."

"Fail more often in order to find out what you’re capable of learning."

"We’re always looking, but we never really see."

"I always thought that there was enough of everything to go around - that there are enough ideas in the universe and enough nourishment."

— 'How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer', Debbie Millman.

"Certainty is a closing of the mind. To create something new you must have doubt."

"Less isn't more; just enough is more."

"Every once in a while you create something that’s beautiful and you want people to share in that and you don’t want to receive the reward of money for it."

"If you’re not aware that others exist, what is life about?"

Mindful Milton Glaser Quotes

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"You sort of get tired, and indifferent, and, sometimes, defensive. And you kind of lose your capacity for astonishment — and that's a great loss, because the world is a very astonishing place."

"In an age of computer manipulation, surrealism has become banal, a shadow of its former self."

"Somebody said—and I think it's one of the principles of the New Age, but I also think it's true—that if you perceive the universe as being a universe of abundance, then it will be."

"If we don't have a vigorous questioning, aggressive journalistic community and mythology, democracy itself is in great jeopardy."

"I have been an art director, a book designer, a book-jacket designer and an interior designer."

"I have become increasingly interested in words because I think words are images. I don't see a separation between words and images. I think the right three words can create as much imagery as any motion picture."

"Some people would rather do mediocre work and live in a big house and others would be very happy doing excellent work and living modestly. That’s a very, very significant difference in people’s personalities and objectives in life."

— August 17, 2012, www.whatiwannaknow.com, Ryan Kohls.

Milton Glaser Graphic Design Quotes

These graphic design quotes can make you more innovative.

"Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking."

"There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for."

"Design is the process of going from an existing condition to a preferred one. Observe that there's no relationship to art."

— 2017, Guggenheim Museum.

"What I feel fortunate about is that I'm still astonished, that things still amaze me. And I think that that's the great benefit of being in the arts, where the possibility for learning never disappears, where you basically have to admit you never learn it."

“Design is simply planning. My definition of design is this: it is going from an existing position to a preferred one. It’s everything.”

"I do not want to say I'm a product designer. I've been trying all my life to not be categorized, to learn something and then to forget about it."

“He taught him to wag his trunk like a tail. Then Arnold painted the most beautiful cat's face on the elephant.”
― 2012, The New York Times.

Milton Glaser Thoughtful Quotes

Here are some more heartwarming Milton Glaser quotes!

"All the things you're not supposed to do at the beginning of your professional life—transgressiveness, arbitrariness and violating expectations—you find more attractive at the end of your professional life."

"Travel penetrates your consciousness, but not in a rational way."

"Everyone interested in licensing our field might note that the reason licensing has been invented is to protect the public, not designers or clients."

"If you can sustain your interest in what you're doing, you're an extremely fortunate person. What you see very frequently in people's professional lives, and perhaps in their emotional life as well, is that they lose interest in the third act."

"I do virtually nothing except my work. No hobbies."

"The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows."

".............. everything is miraculous. You just have to accept that."