Thank you and All Good Wishes, Milton Glaser

Milton Glaser

It is always hard to lose an icon, a ground source of creativity and inspiration. Such was the feeling this week when the City lost Milton Glaser: artist, illustrator, founder of New York Magazine and famed graphic designer behind the “I ♥ NY”...

LW [hearts] Milton Glaser

Milton Glaser

Legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser was famously struck by inspiration in an NYC yellow cab in 1977 — he got in with a scrap bit of envelope and got out with the iconic “I [heart] NY” logo for the city. (The envelope with the doodle is now in...

Milton Glaser: NY Times Calls Him a “Lion”, We Call Him a “Hero”

Milton Glaser, The New York Times

LW’s “Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side” awards honor the Best of the West…and, we believe, all the rest!  In June 2011, celebrated graphic designer—and longtime Upper West Sider—Milton Glaser was among our “Unsung...

Preservation Heroes: Awards ceremony sings the praises of our “Unsung Heroes”

American Youth Hostel, Christopher Gray, David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Milton Glaser, Roberta Brandes Gratz, Tours and Events, Unsung Heroes

The world has many an unsung hero. In 2011, the Upper West Side has eight more. (click below to see the full event program) Artwork by Ron Barrett, illustrator of the world famous “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”. The Unsung Heroes of the Upper West...

Preservation Heroes: Awards ceremony sings the praises of our “Unsung Heroes”

American Youth Hostel, Christopher Gray, David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Milton Glaser, Roberta Brandes Gratz, Tours and Events, Unsung Heroes

The world has many an unsung hero. In 2011, the Upper West Side has eight more. (click below to see the full event program) Artwork by Ron Barrett, illustrator of the world famous “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”. The Unsung Heroes of the Upper West...