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Milton Glaser

POP
By Steven Heller and Beth Kleber and Mirko Ilic
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Milton Glaser offers a comprehensive overview of the celebrated illustrator and designer’s work during the 1960s and 70s. Beginning with his co-founding of the legendary Push Pin Studios in 1954, the book showcases Glaser's role in defining international visual style through his pioneering graphic language of bright, flat colours, drawing, and collage. Featuring hundreds of rarely seen works from his Pop period, this collection highlights iconic creations such as the 'I love NY' logo and his influential contributions across book and album covers, posters, magazine covers, and advertisements. The book illustrates how Glaser's innovative designs transformed graphic art and popular culture worldwide.
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This book is ideal for students and professionals of graphic design, illustration, and visual culture, as well as enthusiasts of 20th-century art history and Pop art. It appeals to readers interested in the cultural revolution of the 60s and 70s and those wishing to explore the legacy of one of the most influential graphic designers of the modern era.

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An overview of the work of illustrator and designer Milton Glaser during the 1960s and 70s

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An overview of the work of illustrator and designer Milton Glaser during the 1960s and 70s

From 1954, when he co-founded the legendary Push Pin Studios, to the late '70s, Milton Glaser was one of the most celebrated graphic designers of his day. His work graced countless book and album covers, posters, magazine covers, and advertisements, both famous and little-known. Glaser largely defined the international visual style for illustration, advertising, and typeface design. Interest in his legacy continues unabated, with modern creatives acknowledging his influence. For example, in 2014, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner enlisted Glaser to design the ad campaign and branding for the show's final season.

His renowned work garnered solo exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Creator of the iconic 'I love NY' logo (featuring a heart symbol in place of the word 'love') and cofounder of New York magazine, Glaser received numerous accolades and lifetime achievement awards. Across thousands of works in all print media, he invented a graphic language of bright, flat colour, drawing, and collage, imbued with wit.

This collection of work from Glaser's Pop period features hundreds of examples of his design that have not been seen since their original publication, demonstrating the graphic revolution that transformed design and popular culture.

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Awarded first place in the 2024 PRINT Award for Books - Entire Package, Milton Glaser: Pop has been praised as "a banquet of a book and an enormous pleasure to peruse" by Eye Magazine and described as "a visual feast" by NPR. The New Yorker, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal named it among the best books of 2023. The Associated Press highlights its "more than 1,100 colour images" and Glaser’s ever-present wit, while The Wall Street Journal commends the "genius of Milton Glaser" combined with timely, intelligent text and stunning illustrations. The Village Voice calls it "a knockout coffee table book" celebrating his compelling artwork, and Creative Review notes its detailed look at Glaser’s 60s and 70s impact.

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ISBN: 9781580936132

Publisher: Monacelli Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 March 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Monacelli Press

Illustration: 1100 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 267.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 1980g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Beth Kleber Mirko Ilic Non-Fiction Steven Heller

About the Author

Steven Heller is author, co-author, and/or editor of hundreds of seminal books on design and popular culture.

Mirko Ilic has collaborated and coauthored numerous books with Glaser and Heller, and is an instructor at Cooper Union and the School of Visual Arts.

Beth Kleber is the founding archivist of the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

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