#Stefan Sagmeister

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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - Brian Eno, David Byrne 2008

Design by Stefan Sagmeister

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For this lecture poster for the AIGA Detroit we tried to visualize the pain that seems to accompany most of our design projects. Our intern Martin cut all the type into my skin. Yes, it did hurt real bad.

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Stefan Sagmeister, AIGA Detriot (1999)

"For this lecture poster for the AIGA Detroit we tried to visualize the pain that seems to accompany most of our design projects. Our intern Martin cut all the type into my skin. Yes, it did hurt real bad."

tw: scarification

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Stefan Sagmeister

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Stefan Sagmeister by Henry Leutwyler

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Stefan Sagmeister Now is Better

Design Stefan Sagmeister and Philipp Hubert

with an essay by Steven Heller and a conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

Phaidon Press Ltd, London 2023, 264 pages, 300 illustrations, 24x17cm, ISBN 9781838666965

euro 35,95

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

Stefan Sagmeister’s newest project encourages long-term thinking and reminds us that many things in the world are improving. Initially conceived in 2020 as the world entered pandemic lockdown, Stefan Sagmeister has created a book that looks at the state of the world today, illuminating, through collected data, how far we’ve come, and encouraging us to think about where we can go from here. Statistics are vividly brought to life, as numbers are transformed into graphs, inlaid into nineteenth-century paintings, embroidered canvases, lenticular prints, and hand-painted water glasses.  The book includes a foreword from psychologist and leading authority on language and the mind, Steven Pinker; a featured essay by graphic designer and historian Steven Heller; and a conversation between Sagmeister and Hans Ulrich Obrist, curator and artistic director of Serpentine Galleries in London and will appeal to all visually minded readers, providing a positive reaction to the tumultuous news cycle of recent years. Published in softcover with flaps Now is Better is contained within a die-cut slipcase and accompanied by a lenticular print designed by Sagmeister. Now is Better is an intriguing and thoughtful visual meditation on our daily lives.

01/01/24

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Stefan Sagmeister

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Bridges to Babylon

#ThursdayThrowback is a weekly colour scheme inspired by an iconic album cover of yesteryear. This week’s throwback is the 1997 album “Bridges to Babylon” by The Rolling Stones

Thursday Throwback is a weekly colour scheme inspired by an iconic album cover of yesteryear. This week’s throwback is the 1997 album “Bridges to Babylon” by The Rolling Stones. The colours are as follows: Colours HEXRGBHSBCMYKLABColour 1#D0D3D9  208, 211, 217220, 4, 85 4, 2, 0, 14 84, 0, -3Colour 2#A0B9D9  160, 185, 217214, 26, 85 26, 14, 0, 14 74, -1, -18Colour 3#58748C   88, 116, 140208, 37,…

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TOKYO, NOW IS BETTER

CONCEPT AND DESIGN: Stefan Sagmeister

ARTWORK PHOTOGRAPHY: Clemens Kois and GGG Gallery

POSTER PHOTOGRAPHY: Bela Borsodi

CURATION AND PRODUCTION: Azusa Ozawa and Hiroko Sakomura

LENTICULAR PRINTS: Chris Dean, Parallax Printing, parallaxprinting.com

PRODUCTION HISTORIC PAINTINGS: Ting Yih, Tine Kindermann, Roman Erlikh

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Brighten the corners are Frank Philippin and Billy Kiosoglou, who established their studio in 1999.

I used to be a design student – 50 graphic designers then + now The book we authored, edited and designed was published in February 2013 by Laurence King Publishing in London. It looks at the process a designer goes through in finding their ‘voice’. We asked fifty graphic designers to give us the low-down about their student days and their professional lives. A piece of their college work is shown alongside an example of current work. Each designer also offers a key piece of advice and a warning. Topics addressed include how ideas are researched and developed; design and other cultural influences, then and now; positive and negative aspects of working as a designer; motivations for becoming a designer; and whether it's really possible to teach design.

Awarded a Bronze Nail at the ADC (Art Directors Club) für Deutschland and a Certificate of Typographic Excellence at the TDC (Type Directors Club) in New York. Reviews on eye Magazine, Brain Pickings, It’s Nice That, Fast Company Design and other places. Order online at Laurence King, amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, amazon.de. In 2014 a Korean edition of the book was published by ag books and in 2016 a Chinese edition was published by HuaZhong University of Science & Technology Press.

Contributions From Andreas Gnass (U9 Visuelle Allianz), Andrew Stevens (Graphic Thought Facility), Annelys De Vet, António S. Gomes (Barbara Says...), Ben Branagan, Bernd Hilpert (Unit-Design), Brian Webb, Christian Heusser (Equipo), Daniel Eatock, Danijela Djokic (Projekttriangle), Emmi Salonen (Studio Emmi), Éric & Marie Gaspar (Éricandmarie), Fons Hickmann (Fons Hickmann M23), Hans Dieter Reichert (Hdr Visual Coomunication), Holger Jacobs (Mind Design), Hoon Kim (Why Not Smile), Hyoun Youl Joe (Hey Joe), Isabelle Swiderski (Seven25), James Goggin (Museum Of Contemporary Art, Chicago), Jan Wilker (Karlssonwilker), Julie Gayard (Jutojo), Kai Von Rabenau (Mono.Graphie), Ken Garland, Kirsty Carter (A Practice For Everyday Life), Kristine Matthews (Studio Matthews), Lars Harmsen (Magma Brand Design), Laurent Lacour (Hauser Lacour), Liza Enebis (Studio Dumbar), Lucinda Newton-Dunn (Space-To-Think), Maki Suzuki (Åbäke), Marc Van Der Heijde (Studio Dumbar), Margaret Calvert, Marion Fink, Martin Lorenz (Twopoints.Net), Matthias Görlich (Studio Matthias Görlich), Michael Georgiou (G Design Studio), Nikki Gonnissen (Thonik), Oliver Klimpel (Büro International), Paul Barnes, Prem Krishnamurthy (Projects Projects), Renata Graw (Plural), Richard Walker (Kk Outlet/Kesselskramer), Sandra Hoffmann Robbiani (Visual Studies) , Sascha Lobe (L2m3), Stefan Sagmeister (Sagmeister Inc.), Sven Voelker (Sven Voelker Studio), Tim Balaam (Hyperkit), Urs Lehni (Lehni-Trüb, Rollo Press), Yasmin Khan (Counterspace), Yves Fidalgo (Fulguro).

They also designed the website for Anish Kapoor

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THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN MY LIFE SO FAR

The list that follows was originally inspired by Stefan Sagmeister’s list by the same name. I’m also inspired by lists by the likes of Andrea Zittel, Jenny Holzer and Milton Glaser.

Since its first iteration in 2008, my list has been heavily edited. It's served as a guidepost to assess where my head's at with work/life through the years.

The irony of this list: life is messy. I think it'd be better titled THINGS I THINK I KNOW SO FAR, LET'S TALK IT OUT. I'm working on not being so black and white. If there's one thing I know for sure: we must discard our certainties when they're no longer useful. See #33.

Honing a self-concept is essential to create. Rarely do the self-concept and the real self align.

Art is an act of expression. Design is an act of service.

Everything deserves a closer look.

Trust, but verify.

Helping others helps me.

Dishonesty is at war with freedom.

The key to a good ending is knowing when to roll the credits.

Under capitalism, cultivating an inner world is an act of resistance. Further, all art is political.

Originality is a necessary delusion.

If you must work for anyone else, find someone with heart.

Consistency outweighs speed.

Iteration over perfection.

There’s enough time for what is actually important.

The process of creation often yields a more interesting result than the finished product. At the same time, there is a cleansing in shipping the work.

Inquire within.

Forgiveness is good, but you don't have to forget.

It is okay to not be okay.

Writing daily breeds honesty, and in its own time, action.

Certainty is at odds with curiosity.

Everywhere I go, there I am.

Maps, like rules, are still subjective.

Reality is neutral.

A good idea is never done. The same goes for places, people, events. Everything can be recontextualized.

Perfection isn't the golden word it used to be.

Words aren't everything they used to be.

Love is an action.

Minimalism can be an act of devotion or an easy answer. Sometimes both.

Envy and procrastination reveal what you value and what you don’t.

Money can buy freedom, but freedom’s nothing much without a plan.

Turn soft and lovely in a lesser town whenever you have the chance.

Maintain a curiosity the size of Carl Sagan’s comb-over.

Carry your camera wherever you go.

Discard this list and start again.