A while back I nested a link about the “I heart NY” logo, which was designed by Milton Glaser, graphic designer and founder of the iconic Push Pin studios. Interesting figure, and I like what he says about drawing in this simple video. I’m also reading again a couple of books about seeing, through drawing and through photography.  (Or both, as in Henri Cartier-Bresson’s L’imaginaire d’après nature > “The photo is an immediate action; the drawing, a meditation.”)  I used to draw a lot, as a way to see and remember things, and to figure out form.  I draw infrequently these days, but it’s coming back.

Two amazing musicians I know are also sensitive visual artists. Composer Timo Andres and pianist Amy Yang. Timo is a connoisseur of type and graphic design (and vintage furniture, and many other things), and Amy is one of those exceptional drawers whose sketches really have life (check out her records of Marlboro). They’re both incredibly compelling people, and I wonder sometimes how their musical sense is informed by their particular kind of visual conscience and awareness.

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