Milton Glaser, Graphic Designer Who Shaped Visual Identities of Countless Brands, Dies at 91

He was 'a modern Renaissance man' of commercial design

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Milton Glaser, the designer and commercial artist whose seven decades of output included the legendary “I ♥ NY” logo, died of a stroke on Friday. He was 91 years old.

A prodigiously gifted artist, conceptual thinker and intellectual, Glaser personified the field of postwar graphic design. Combining a wide range of artistic influences and brightening them with whimsy and humor, Glaser was “a modern renaissance man,” in the words of his firm. In a fickle and competitive field that’s perennially discarding yesterday’s look, Glaser enjoyed an uncommonly long career producing pieces that were influential in their day and have enjoyed a lasting influence.

Glaser’s famous ‘Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits’ poster from 1967.Michael
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