"This Is What I Have Learned" Milton Glaser Show

I’m pleased to let you know that on the 31st of August, the Milton Glaser show, “This Is What I Have Learned,” opened at the Museum of Modern Art of the University of Mostar and will remain open until the 18th of September.

‘The exhibition "This Is What I Have Learned", dedicated to the author of the cult identity I<3NY, concluded the jubilee 15th edition of the Street Arts Festival Mostar. After ten days of artistic and OFF programs, the finale brought a special meeting of street art, contemporary design, and the museum scene. The 15th edition of the Street Arts Festival Mostar concluded at the Museum of Modern Art of the University of Mostar with the exhibition "This Is What I Have Learned", dedicated to Milton Glaser, one of the most influential American graphic designers of the 20th century. 40 of Glaser's posters and visual solutions from the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska (MSURS) were presented in Mostar, along with a selection of his texts and thoughts on art, design, and the responsibility of visual communication. These are works donated to MSURS by Mirko Ilić, one of the most significant designers and illustrators from this region and Glaser's long-time collaborator and friend.’

You can see some local press reactions to the show here, here, and here.

 

"Nightmares and Daydreams: A.C. 2020" Opening Night

I’m pleased to share with you a few photos from the opening of Nightmares and Daydreams: A.C. 2020, a show promoting the publication of my new book of the same title. The show was held at The Coningsby Gallery with the support of the owner, Andrew Coningsby, and the book’s publisher, Emma Hayley, of SelfMadeHero.

Also in attendance was celebrated illustrator and comic artist David McKean, who wrote the book's afterword.

The book is available now in the U.K. and will ship worldwide on September 29th. You can pre-order the book on Amazon here. 

 

Design for Change Zagreb Exhibition

I am pleased to let you know that on Friday, May 29th, an exhibition opened as a part of the Design for Change project in front of the ŠPUD in the open air - Trg Republike Hrvatske 11 and in front of the Academy of Music in Zagreb, Croatia. This is the finale of the UBU project of the School and Faculty of Design and Algebra Bernays University, as well as Sintoment, Organism, and others. This exhibition is the product of the Design for Change student art workshop.

"The Design for Change project/collaboration seeks to connect education, the creative process, and social responsibility, encouraging young authors to actively reflect on the world around them through design and recognize their own potential for action within the community.

Mirko Ilić, New York, workshop leader, guest critic, lecturer / creative director; Marija Juza, workshop leader, project/collaboration leader, Design Studio, UBU (collaborators: Maša Poljanec, Franka Tretinjak, Tomislav Vlainić, Dina Milovčić); Bernarda Cesar, workshop leader, project/collaboration leader, exhibition curator, UBU, ŠPUD (collaborators: Dinka Pavelić, Vinka Mortigjija Anušić, Petar Novak, Igor Kozlina, Nenad Weltinger, Andro Grdinić, Marina Ćurković); Iva Babaja, workshop leader, coordinator, Algebra Bernays (collaborators: Siniša Bogdanović, Goran Božić, Ivana Kos, Ivan Klanac); Tena Bošnjaković, project coordinator for Sintoment Visual; identity authors: Mila Cuculić and Dora Šimpović (Design Studio); Design and layout: Marija Juza, Katja Malešević; SD Gallery, exhibition set-up: Filip Vrcić, Klara Crčić, Nera Hasan, Mila Cuculić and Dora Šimpović ISO – Izidor Kršnjavi Exhibition Hall, manager; Jelena Daić, assistant; Igor Blaha Filip Pintarić, director of ŠPUD."

Photos by Lana Andjelopolj and Ivica Črep 

 

Milton Glaser Poster Show at MSURS

I’m pleased to share with you some images from the opening of the exhibition 'Here's What I've Learned So Far' by Milton Glaser at MSURS-Museum of Contemporary Art of Republic of Srpska, which was a part of the Museum Night 2026 event, on Saturday, May 23.

“The exhibition was realized in cooperation with the US Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the occasion of commemorating the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America.

The exhibition is organized as part of the "Freedom 250" initiative, which marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America and celebrates the ideals of freedom, creativity, and cultural exchange that still connect people around the world today.

The exhibition was opened by Daniel Koski, Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Assistant Minister of Education and Culture of Republika Srpska Tanja Đaković, director of MSURS Dr Sarita Vujković, and art historian Simona Čupić also spoke at the opening.

The posters presented at the exhibition are part of the collection donated to the MSURS by the designer and illustrator Mirko Ilić.

Milton Glaser (1929 – 2020) is one of the most influential creators of contemporary visual culture and the author of the cult logo ‘I ❤️ NY’. The exhibition presents a selection of posters and visual solutions by Milton Glaser, an author who marked the history of contemporary graphic design and the visual culture of the second half of the 20th century. His work strongly influenced the development of graphic design, illustration, typography, and visual communications, and he remained recognizable for the combination of playful psychedelic graphics, intense colors, and strong visual language.

A special segment of the exhibition is a selection of Glejzer's texts and reflections on art, design, and the responsibility of visual communication, which still today represent an important frame of reference for contemporary design practice.

His works are in the collections of the world's most important institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Center Georges Pompidou in Paris. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, including the National Medal of Arts awarded to him by US President Barack Obama in 2009, making him the first graphic designer to receive this award.” 

 

 

&TD Exhibition Video

I am pleased to share with you this video about an exhibition that I am apart of: "Design TV / Design for Teatar &TD 1964-1983: Arsovski, Bućan, Borčić, Ilić."

In this video from Dizajn TV, Marko Golub takes us through the story of graphic design for Teatar &TD and the synergy of an innovative theater and the exceptional design approaches of Mihajlo Arsovski, Boris Bućan, Željko Borčić and myself, who, one after the other, over 19 intense years, questioned what design means in the context of theater, but also what visual communications are and where their boundaries lie.

'The exhibition provides an overview of one of the most exciting creative series in the history of Croatian graphic design, the dynamic continuity of graphic design for the Chamber Stage and the &TD Theatre, which were created, one after the other, by Mihajlo Arsovski, Boris Bućan, Željko Borčić and I from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.’ – Marko Golub and Dejan Kršić, Exhibition Curators

TD Theatre is a theatre in Zagreb, Croatia. It is regarded as one of the most important experimental Croatian theatres of the 20th century.