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Who are Milton Glaser’s role models?

Who are Milton Glaser's role models? 1/Herbert Bayer 2/George Salter 3/Lester Beall 4/Paul Rand 5/Joseph Baum Glaser talks about his role models here: http://www.printmag.com/Article/Milton-Glaser-talks-about-his-role-models Thanks to Printmag.com

HOW Conference: Day 3 / 4 (final day)

Day 2 (Monday) of the HOW Conference was all about Inspiration, primarily because of the sessions I chose to attend. In total contrast, on Day 3 the sessions that I attended were filled with practical advice. The general session I attended was Visual Storytelling, presented by Nancy Duarte. I saw Nancy last year at HOW and was just as impressed this year! She's an amazing presenter. She teaches us to use stories and emotion to improve your message, whether it be a sales presentation, speaker ...

HOW Conference: Day 2

I have to apologize not getting day 2 online earlier -- the conference has been a whirlwind! So here we go .... Monday, June 7 | Day 2: The day started out with two sessions by two incredibly strong, creative women. The first was the general session, Inspiration: You Are What You Keep, Gail Anderson. Gail is an inspirational, not to mention obsessive, designer for the Rolling Stone magazine. She's a collector, and everything she has acquired over the years has been an influence in he...

HOW Conference: Day 1

Yesterday was the first day of the HOW Design Conference in Denver, Colorado! Woo Hoo! This is my 11th year attending and I rely on it as a source of renewal and inspiration annually. As I always do, I started off with the morning with the pre-conference studio tours. We visited 3 studios, plus a letterpress print shop and they openly shared their work and processes with us. Our tour started with Factory Design Lab, a premium and luxury brand firm - very impressive space and work. Our 2nd stop ...