In Search of the Miraculous: Or, One Thing Leads to Another

The iconic graphic designer presents "a self-analysis of his creative process . . . [in] arguably his proudest accomplishment" (The Atlantic).

Milton Glaser is perhaps the most celebrated graphic designer in the world. As a young man, he read a phrase that stayed with him through his life: "In Search of the Miraculous." One could say that all human experience is a miracle—memory, color, taste, Vermeer, stars, watermelon, etc. For those like Glaser, the act of making things that move the m...