One of the most celebrated graphic designers in the U.S. Known for his many design logos such as I <3 NY His works are featured in many exhibits worldwide

Was a famous Dutch painter whose work had an influence on 20 th century art He had a history of mental illness and shot himself at the age of 37

Known as Belgium's greatest 20 th century artist Surrealist Artist

Milton Glaser created the poster in 1989 The colors within the pipe may have been from Van Gogh's palette

Van Gogh died in 1890 The poster is a celebration of the 100 th anniversary of his death

Milton Glasers Van Gogh 100 years poster looks very similar to one of Magrittes paintings shown below.

Milton Glasers Combination Milton Glaser combined Van Goghs color schemes and painting patterns with one of Magrittes paintings to make a unique masterpiece of his own.

Milton Glaser puts a little joke in his poster The poster says this is not a pipe even though the poster clearly shows a pipe Glaser is joking that the poster is not a real pipe that you can smoke, it is just a representation of a pipe

the pipe is a shape there are shapes within the pipe formed by the colors the form of the pipe is 2D but slightly raised

-The pipe provides positive space -The yellow background provides negative space around it

the background is yellow there are many colors inside the pipe such as: -green, white, blue, red, yellow, purple, orange, and brown colors have no pattern and are randomly mixed the colors look layered theres some use of complimentary and analogous color (not intentional)

4. Design Principles

There is rhythm in the curved brush strokes inside the pipe

The pipe is asymmetrical which is a form of balance.

The pipe is proportionate to what a pipe in real life would look like.

Glaser combines texture and color to create:

5. Hall of Fame