Milton Glaser (b. 1929)

'Drawing is based on observation, observation is central to design. For me, drawing is the only way of understanding the world. When it comes to applying graphic design to the surface, it doesn’t seem directly related, but it is. The only way you understand form – in my mind – is to create its equivalent in a drawing. In the same way that practising the piano – doing scales – is to producing a melody, drawing is essentially a tool for developing the skills to produce a form' M. Glaser.