The Los Angeles Times Magazine (also shortened to just LA ) was a monthly magazine which supplemented the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times newspaper on the first Sunday of the month. The magazine focused on stories and photos of people, places, style, and other cultural affairs occurring in Los Angeles and its surrounding cities and communities. The Los Angeles Times Magazine was the successor to West Magazine , and was published between 2000 and 2012.
27-556: From 1967 to 1972, the Los Angeles Times produced a Sunday supplement called West magazine. West was recognized for its art design, which was directed by Mike Salisbury. Covers were illustrated by the likes of Milton Glaser , Robert Grossman , Edward Sorel , John Van Hamersveld , Richard Weigand , and Sailisbury himself. West also published the work of underground cartoonists Victor Moscoso , Robt. Williams , and Gahan Wilson . After Times publisher Otis Chandler shut down
54-587: A guiding reference in the world of graphic design. The studio "redefined and expanded the imprimatur of the designer, illustrator, and visual culture at large". Glaser started his own design firm, Milton Glaser Inc., in 1974 and left Push Pin Studios the following year. In 1983, Glaser formed a partnership with Walter Bernard and established a publication design firm called WBMG in New York City. WBMG has designed more than 50 magazines, newspapers and periodicals around
81-471: A pop culture icon. It is reproduced on everything from coffee cups to T-shirts and hats. The logo can be seen everywhere in New York City. Robert Indiana's work influenced Glaser who in turn has inspired other designers to create variations on the layout, for example "I Heart Radio". The state has filed nearly 3,000 objections against them. After the September 11 terrorist attacks , the logo became even more of
108-516: A short 16mm anti-war film directed by Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage ). His artwork has been featured in exhibits, and placed in permanent collections in many museums worldwide. Throughout his long career, he designed many posters, publications and architectural designs. He received many awards for his work, including the National Medal of the Arts award from President Barack Obama in 2009 and
135-399: A short-lived studio. After graduation the collaborative partnership evolved and in 1954, he co-founded Push Pin Studios with fellow Cooper graduates Glaser, Sorel, and Chwast. In 1963, after leaving Push Pin, Ruffins founded another design studio with Simms Taback , a partnership which lasted for more than thirty years. Commercial clients included IBM, AT&T, Coca-Cola, CBS, Pfizer,
162-473: A symbol, creating unity between the public. Glaser designed a modified version saying, "I Love New York More Than Ever", in response to the attacks. The red heart has a small blackened and burned area along one edge to symbolize the attack on the World Trade Center site . In 1968, Glaser and Clay Felker founded New York magazine. The magazine was about being on the reader's side, "it was about what
189-595: Is known for his "stylistic versatility, vibrant colors, and penchant for fanciful creatures." He has had many solo exhibitions and been part of group show exhibitions at Paris' Musée du Louvre , and in Milan, Bologna, and Tokyo. Ruffins attended the High School of Music & Art in New York City and Cooper Union . While still a student at Cooper Union he, Seymour Chwast, Milton Glaser, and Edward Sorel, formed Design Plus,
216-569: The Cooper Union in New York City, Reynold Ruffins , Seymour Chwast, Edward Sorel and Glaser founded Push Pin Studios in 1954. Glaser joined after his return from Italy. In 1957, the Push Pin Monthly Graphic was sent out to friends and clients. The studio's work rejected tradition and favored "reinvigorated interpretations of historical styles". Glaser and Seymour Chwast directed Push Pin Studios for twenty years, while it became
243-807: The Israel Museum , Jerusalem. His work has also been featured in exhibits internationally. He had one-man shows at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. In 1988, Glaser designed the New York City Shelly Fireman-owned Italianate eatery Trattoria Dell'Arte across from Carnegie Hall . Glaser was the subject of the 2008 documentary film To Inform and Delight: The World of Milton Glaser . A tribute to Glaser, still working in his 90th year,
270-602: The Italian communication agency Pomilio Blumm . Stemming from this experience, a documentary titled A Social Design Story was produced. In 2004, Glaser won a National Design Award Lifetime Achievement from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for his profound and meaningful long-term contributions to the contemporary practice of design. In 2009, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at
297-534: The Los Angeles Times announced it was resurrecting West magazine, edited by Rick Wartzman, with writer Amy Tan as the literary editor. West replaced the Los Angeles Times Magazine . A little more than a year later, in October 2007, West magazine changed its name and format again, returning to the Los Angeles Times Magazine and becoming a monthly. Because of financial losses, the editorial board of
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#1732852869300324-511: The New York Times , Time Life , Fortune , Gourmet Magazine , and the U.S. Post Office. Ruffins entered the field of children's book illustration in 1969, and throughout the 1970s and early 1980s he frequently collaborated with writer Jane Sarnoff. In 1991, Ruffins teamed with Whoopi Goldberg and Herbie Hancock to produce "Koi and the Kola Nuts," a highly praised video for children which
351-749: The Sunday edition. Milton Glaser Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929 – June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer , recognized for his designs, including the I Love New York logo; a 1966 poster for Bob Dylan ; the logos for DC Comics , Stony Brook University , Brooklyn Brewery ; and his graphic work on the introduction of the iconic 1969 Olivetti Valentine typewriter. In 1954, he also co-founded Push Pin Studios , co-founded New York magazine with Clay Felker , and established Milton Glaser, Inc. In 1969, he produced and designed "Short Subject", commonly known as " Mickey Mouse in Vietnam ",
378-547: The White House. Glaser is the first graphic designer to have received this award. Glaser was honored as one of The New Jewish Home's 2015 Eight Over Eighty honorees. Reynold Ruffins Reynold Dash Ruffins (August 5, 1930 – July 11, 2021) was an American painter , illustrator , and graphic designer . With Milton Glaser , Edward Sorel , and Seymour Chwast , Ruffins founded Push Pin Studios in 1954. An illustrator of more than twenty children's books, Ruffins
405-459: The bottom in Baby Teeth, one of Glaser's typefaces . His inspiration for the poster was Marcel Duchamp 's 1957 Self-portrait ; and Art Nouveau , saying "That was an influence for the colors and shapes in the picture." Six million posters have been printed and distributed, and sell for hundreds of dollars as collectibles. One of Glaser's most recognizable works is his I Love New York logo. In
432-490: The capital "I" and a red heart, stacked on top of the letters "NY" in American Typewriter typeface, symbolizing New York. His inspiration for the logo was Robert Indiana 's LOVE design , with the four letters stacked on top of each other. "Glaser loved New York so much that he gave his work to the city for free, hoping it would become public property." The logo earns New York state $ 30 million each year and has become
459-497: The magazine in 1972, Salisbury moved on to become art director of Rolling Stone magazine. Later, in the 1980s and 1990s, the San Jose Mercury News published their own version of West Magazine (full name San Jose Mercury News West Magazine ). Los Angeles Times Magazine was started in 1985. As with West , the magazine was a weekly supplemental to the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. In 2006,
486-556: The magazine was restructured in 2008. In 2012, the magazine won a national prize when the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights announced that Times photographer Michael Robinson Chavez won the international photography category for his work "Broken Promise: Gold Mining in Peru's High Andes," published in 2011. The magazine printed its final issue on June 3, 2012. Since 2014, The California Sunday Magazine has been included in
513-447: The mid-1970s, New York City's crime rate was up and the city was widely perceived to be dangerous and was on the verge of bankruptcy. In 1977, the State of New York hired advertising agency Wells Rich Greene and Milton Glaser to design a logo to increase tourism. It was Glaser who came up with the design while sitting in the back of a taxi cab on the way to the meeting. The logo consists of
540-570: The world. Over his career, Glaser personally designed and illustrated more than 400 posters. Milton drew heavily from early 20th century artists to create his own signature style that consisted of playful, psychedelic graphics with controlled blasts of colors along with silhouettes and bold geometric outlines. His work is displayed in the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum , New York; the Victoria and Albert Museum , London; and
567-445: Was casually observant, which included fasting on Yom Kippur and hosting an annual Passover seder . Glaser stated that his Jewish background played a part in inspiring his designs, sometimes moreso than his American background. In 1966, Glaser designed a poster for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits . It was one of Glaser's first posters. The poster depicts the profile of Dylan's face with psychedelic, swirly hair, with "Dylan" written at
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#1732852869300594-491: Was happening in New York City at the time." One example of this is "The Underground Gourmet". It was about cheap restaurants in New York. Glaser wrote the column for seven years with Jerome Snyder . It was one of the most popular columns in the magazine. New York "became the model for the city magazines, and stimulated a host of imitations". Glaser left the magazine in 1977. In 1993, thanks to Glaser's history with New York , he
621-531: Was part of Rabbit Ears Productions ' We All Have Tales series. Ruffins died peacefully at home on Sunday July 11, 2021, surrounded by family. He lived in Sag Harbor, New York ; his wife Joan died in 2013. A professor emeritus at CUNY 's Queens College , Ruffins has also taught at the School of Visual Arts , Parsons The New School for Design , and was a visiting adjunct professor at Syracuse University . Ruffins
648-471: Was published in The New York Times in 2019. Milton Glaser was the uncle of Gabby Glaser, of the band Luscious Jackson . He was also a first cousin once removed of graphic designer Steven Brower ; Glaser was Brower’s mother’s cousin. He died of a stroke and renal failure in New York City on his 91st birthday. Glaser's parents were mildly observant Jews, and throughout his life Glaser himself
675-403: Was tapped by John F. Kennedy Jr. , in conjunction with his partner Michael J. Berman , to work with them to create the image they were seeking for their start-up magazine George . In 1970, Glaser designed his namesake typeface, Glaser Stencil , which drew inspiration from geometric sans-serif fonts such as Futura and Avant Garde. In 2019, Glaser redesigned the historical ' rhino ' logo of
702-625: Was the first graphic designer to receive this award. Glaser was born in The Bronx , New York City. His parents, Eugene and Eleanor (née Bergman), were Hungarian Jewish immigrants. The family resided in the South Bronx . His father owned a dry-cleaning and tailoring shop; his mother was a homemaker. Glaser took drawing classes with artists Raphael and Moses Soyer before attending the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan . After graduating from
729-699: Was the recipient of the Augustus St. Gaudens Award (presented by Cooper Union) for outstanding professional achievement in the arts. The Cooper Union Presidential Citation was also presented to Ruffins for his work and prominence in his profession. Ruffins' work led to awards from the New York Art Directors Club and a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators . Ruffins won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award in 1997 for
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