John Lee on Twitter: "Some things that Milton Glaser said to my SVA class."
Some things that Milton Glaser said to my SVA class, which I still think are good. In no particular order:
- It should be impossible to be in the arts and not be generous
- One of art's highest functions is to prevent ppl from killing each other.
- Fame & money are corrosive, and you need to recognize this early
- Art is a survival mechanism
- Make ppl feel like they have something in common; that they aren't alone
- Every artist should view themselves as citizens, not illustrators, designers etc.
- Drawing is one of the only times he sees things that are 'real'
- It's one of the rare experiences that he creates for himself. "The noise disappears"
- Drawing shows your brain
- Drawing expressively and evocatively is harder than drawing realistically
- Artists don't say "where do I begin?" They've already began.
- Drawing is in the realm of the miraculous. It's a miraculous occurrence.
- The most modest of subjects can come alive in a drawing
- What is the distance between what you see, and what you draw?
- ALL my work is personal work. The only boundary is how I determine how it's used.
- You get nothing but problems when you do work that conflicts w your integrity.
- In any design problem, your client has needs, your audience has needs, but you also have needs
- You attract what you do
- Everything is connected and has an effect on the world.
- There is no such thing as coincidence
- Whether you like it or not, your work is ABOUT social responsibility
- Don't overprotect. Share your vision at all times
