New Year, New Plan
Happy 2009!
I celebrated at the annual Olivo Family New Years Extravaganza, and it was extra fun this year (though when your family members number in the MILLIONS, it’s hard not to have fun). The festivities also provided something new this year: enlightenment.
Let me set the scene: There I was, in my aunt’s kitchen in New Jersey, with a beer in one hand and a piece of Italian bread in the other (my own personal heaven…minus the Jersey part). I was talking to one of my older cousins, and–as has been happening more and more often lately–he asked about my post-graduation plans. Ugh. This brought about my usual response of a combination shrug-sheepish smile (hey, it’s cute in my head!).
Cousin: So, you’re learning all about design?
Me: Thaaaat’s the plan!
Cousin: Tell me about Milton Glaser.
Me (looking around frantically): Uhhhhh…….isn’t he the board game guy?!?
FAIL.
No, he’s not the board game guy. I then realized I know nothing about anything. Well, this isn’t exactly the enlightened moment I promised earlier. I already knew that I didn’t know anything. I guess it just took me getting design-slapped by business-major-cousin to really sink in.
So, here’s the plan. Every week, I’m going to do a profile on a designer/firm/SOMETHING design-related. Not only will I have to do the research myself, but I’ll have to rehash it somewhat competently here for you (my one reader…who isn’t even in the country right now!!). I’m starting, naturally, with Milton Glaser.
But I’ll start tomorrow…