| 1940 Armando Milani was born in Milan, Italy. His father was a mens clothing designer. 1960s Armando studied with Albe Steiner at the prestegious Societa Umanitaria School in Milan. 1965 he won an award for the brand for RAI Radiotelefortuna, the first of many he would receive. 1966 worked for master designer Giulio Confalonieri. 1968 collaborated with Studio Antonio Boggeri. 1970 he started his own design firm, Armando Milani, specializing in branding, corporate identity, and the design of logos, books, and posters. 1976 he founded, Armando and Maurizio Milani, with his brother, Maurizio. 1977 Armando moved to New York to collaborated with the renowned designer Massimo Vignelli. 1979 he launched Milani Design in New York. 1983 became a member of the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI), an elected group of the worlds top designers. 1988 became a partner with DCM in Sao Paolo, Brazil. 1988 present: teaches and delivers workshops on graphic design around the world. 1996 publishes A Double Life of 80 AGI Designers: Edizioni Burgo, Italy, 1996. 1997 publishes Le Sabbie Mobili: Dialogos, Italy, 1997. 2000 present: conducts the Dialogues in Design workshops and retreats at his 16th century olive mill in Provence, France. 2006 he designed the poster « The Light of Culture » for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt. 2008 a series of posters and postcards Human Design Collection were issued to promote dialogue and against the violence and pollution. 2010 publishes Fifty Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti/Fifty Images by Armando Milani: GAM Editrice, Italia .2015 publishes No Words Posters: RIT Press, Rochester, USA, 2015 |
