This type specimen book is dedicated to Milton Glaser, featuring his 2006 address to the AIGA. In it, Glaser criticized the increasing “sameness” that seems to plague the modern design world. As a fellow illustrator, and designer I felt an immediate connection with this sentiment.
Growing up after the “technological revolution”, I greatly understand the frustration behind seeming to blend in with the crowd. But Glaser’s point was this: as artists, we need to be willing to stand out. In fact, that attention makes us better.
That’s the principle behind “A World of Color”. By combining Glaser’s words and my illustrations, I hoped to bring viewers out of their comfort zones, and force them to view the familiar in a new light. Because Glaser frequently references history and art, I “defaced” several famous works and faces in an attempt to reinvent their meaning.
Because times are ALWAYS changing, right?