To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.

—Milton Glaser

About Milton Glaser

Portrait of Milton Glaser

Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929 – June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer whose most recognized works include the I ❤ NY logo, the 1966 Bob Dylan poster, as well as late 1960s publicity posters for the introduction of the Olivetti Valentine typewriter, and logos for DC Comics, Stony...

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Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.

—Ivan Chermayeff

To dismiss front-end design as mere 'icing' is to jeopardize the success of any site.

—Curt Cloninger

Luck is the residue of design.

—Branch Rickey

A major problem in the development of Elias Howe's sewing machine was the location of the eye of the needle. The inventor was rapidly running out of money and ideas when one night he had a peculiar dream. He was being led to his execution for failing to design a sewing machine for the king of a strange country. He was surrounded by guards, all of whom carried spears that were pierced near the head. Realizing instantly that this was the solution to his problem, Howe woke up and rushed straight to his workshop. By nine o'clock that morning, the design of the first sewing machine was well on the way to completion.

—Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes

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The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizzare which seems inherent in them.

—Jean Cocteau

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