stefan sagmeister presentation

Stefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962 in

Bregenz,Austria)

Camille LamGeorgia Daly

"Design that needed guts from the creator and still carries the ghost of these guts in the final execution."

• Sagmeister studied graphic design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna: Pratt Institute

• Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. New York .

• at "Alphorn”-------an Austrian Youth magazine-----traditional Alpine musical instrument

• He proceeded to form the New York based Sagmeister Inc. in 1993 and has since designed branding, graphics, and packaging : Martin Woodtli, and Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker

Album Covers:Lou Reed, OK Go, The Rolling Stones, David Byme, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny

The Rolling Stones, HBOThe Guggenheim Museum Time Warner

Seven Years Long Break

Grammy Award (2005) : the Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package category for art directing Once in a Lifetime box set by Talking Heads

Grammy Award （ 2010 ） for Best Recording Package category .

Achievement

National Design Award(2005) for Communications from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Made You Lookpublished by Booth-Clibborn editions.

Poster for the AIGA’s Fresh Dialogue talks in New York, 1996

Poster for the AIGA’s Fresh Dialogue talks in New York, 1996

Poster for Lou Reed’s Set the Twilight Reeling, 1996

Invited by Lou Reed to design his 1996 album Set the Twilight Reeling, Sagmeister inserted an indigo portrait of Reed in an indigo-tinted plastic CD case. When the paler coloured cover is removed, Reed literally emerges from the twilight.

Graphic illustration for Jay Z's "A New York Holiday" luxury line at Barneys. Printed on bags, cards, totes, and other promotional materials at Barneys.

Art Direction & Design Aizone, a luxury department store in the Middle East. Taking the vibrant nature of the brand and presenting it in campaigns that are printed in newspapers, magazines, and billboards throughout Lebanon.

The Levis billboard illustrates the notion of "We are all workers" by constantly breaking down and rebuilding the typography placed on turning cogwheels. Billboard installed in SoHo NYC.

Design for his book cover ‘Things I have learnt’

• Stefan Sagmeister is currently making a documentary film about happiness called the ‘Happy Film’.

• http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thehappyfilm/the-happy-film