Milton Glaser

     Milton Glaser was born on June 26, 1929. He is a graphic designer best recognized for his "I Love New York" logo and the "DC bullet" logo used by DC Comics between 1977 and 2005. He also founded the New York Magizine with Clay Felker in 1968.

     Glaser attended New York City's high school of Music and Art (now named Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts. He graduated from the Cooper Union in 1951.

     In 1954, Milton was a founder and president of the Push Pin Studios formed with several of his Cooper Union classmates. His work is characterized by simplicity and originality and ranges from primitive to avant garde. In 1974 he started his own studio named Milton Glaser, Inc.

     Glaser's work has earned numerous awards from Art Directors clubs, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Society of Illustrators and the Type Directors club.

Frank Gehry



     Frank Gehry was born on February 28, 1929 in Toronto. He is known as one of the most inventive and pioneering architects working today. Gehry is based in Las Angeles where he relocated to with his family in 1947. In 1954 Frank received his undergraduate degree in Architecture at the University of South California.

     After a year of working in Paris for Andre Remondet, Gehry returned to California where he opened his own office in Santa Monica in 1962. Frank incorporated movement into his designs. At this point he was designing exhibitions, furniture, libraries, office buildings, restaurants, schools and visual and performing arts venues.

     In 1989, Frank Gehry was awarded the Prizker Arcitecture Price which expanded his recognition. And with the introduction of sophisticated software in the 1990's has facilitated the construction and engineering of complex building systems and successfully translated the gestural quality of his work from  model to built form.

     Frank O. Gehry and Associates has expanded to over 140 employees and spans through Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland and the United States.

Hotel Marque de Riscal

Guggenheim Museum