Legendary designer Milton Glaser passed away on his 91st birthday on June 26, 2020.
His advice is relevant not only for designers but for anyone who has a creative practice.
You must embrace failure, he said.
And in another instance, Fail more often to find out what youre capable of learning.
By accepting that not everything will be successful, you wont hesitate in trying something new.
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Get inspired in your own creative practice with these Milton Glaser quotes.
There are three responses to a piece of designyes, no, and WOW!
Wow is the one to aim for.
Solving any problem is more important than being right.
Certainty is a closing of the mind.
To create something new you must have doubt.
Fail more often to make it find out what youre capable of learning.
You must embrace failure.
Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.
We are all born with genius.
It’s like our fairy godmother.
I do not want to say I’m a product designer.
Design is the process of going from an existing condition to a preferred one.
Observe that theres no relationship to art.
Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking.
To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means it’s possible for you to control or master.
I did something that a lot of people were affected by.
If you think of the universe as one of scarcity, then it will be.
Were always looking, but we never really see.
My definition of design is this: it is going from an existing position to a preferred one.
I think what I feel fortunate about is that I am still astonishedthat things still amaze me.
I have become increasingly interested in words, because I think words are images.
I dont see a separation between words and images.
I think the right three words can create as much imagery as any motion picture.
Just enough is more.
