Stefan SagmeisterStefan Sagmeistera Great Mind in Designa Great Mind in Design

1962 Born in Bregenz, Austria. His parents own a fashion retailing business. Educated at a local engineering school, then at a college in nearby Dornbirn.

1981 Moves to Vienna. Accepted on his second attempt to study graphic design at the Vienna University of Applied Arts.

1985 Graduates with a first class degree and a $1,000 prize from the City of Vienna.

1987 Arrives in New York with a Fulbright scholarship to study at the Pratt Institute.

1991 Moves to Hong Kong and lands a job with ad agency, Leo Burnett.

1993 Returns to New York (via Sri Lanka) to work for Tibor Kalman at M&Co. Six months later, Kalman closes M&Co and Sagmeister opens his own studio.

1994 Creates identity for his brother, Martin’s jeans stores, Blue. Nominated for a Grammy Award for the cover for H. P. Zinker’s Mountains of Madness.

1995 Starts collaboration with David Byrne by designing the cover of his Afropea compilation album

1996 First project with Lou Reed: Set the Twilight Reeling album cover. Emblazons a pair of tongues on poster for AIGA’s Fresh Dialogue talks.

1997 Creates Headless Chicken poster for AIGA biennial conference in New Orleans and designs graphics for David Byrne’s Feelings and Rolling Stones’ Bridges to Babylon.

1999 Sagmeister carves the text of a poster for an AIGA lecture at Cranbrook near Detroit into his own torso.

2000 Takes a year off to work on experimental projects.

2001 Reopens studio and publishes the book, Sagmeister: Made You Look.

2003 Designs Once in a Lifetime boxed set for Talking Heads.

2004 Visiting professor in Berlin and unveils Trying to look good limits my life, series of typographic billboards.

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BiographyBiography

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Sagmeister likes Sagmeister likes TypeType

Provocative GraphicsProvocative Graphics Sagmeister carves the text of a poster for an AIGA lecture at Cranbrook near Detroit into his own torso.

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

Controversy over Sagmeister’s bum-bearing 4As awards poster in Hong Kong.

Vilcek AwardThis award trophy for the Vilcek Prize was created for a major new award program honoring outstanding achievements of foreign-born Americans within the fields of the visual arts and biomedical research. The first winners are artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude as well as cancer researcher Joan Massague. The trophy represents a visualization of the pinnacle an individual or group can reach, each trophy is individually designed and cast for the winner.

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2000 Takes a year off to work on experimental projects Sagmeister's full list of 20 maxims are as follows:

1. Helping other people helps me.

2. Having guts always works out for me.

3. Thinking that life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.

4. Organising a charity group is surprisingly easy.

5. Being not truthful always works against me.

6. Everything I do always comes back to me.

7. Assuming is stifling.

8. Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.

9. Over time I get used to everything and start taking for granted.

10. Money does not make me happy.

11. My dreams have no meaning.

12. Keeping a diary supports personal development.

13. Trying to look good limits my life.

14. Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.

15. Worrying solves nothing.

16. Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.

17. Everybody thinks they are right.

18. If I want to explore a new direction professionally, it is helpful to try it out for myself first.

19. Low expectations are a good strategy.

20. Everybody who is honest is interesting.

Storm Thorgerson designed album covers for Pink Storm Thorgerson designed album covers for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppellin.Floyd and Led Zeppellin.

Influences and CommentsInfluences and Comments

“Most designers I like, have big interests in other fields such as John Maeda and his programming abilities, Tibor Kalmann and his political background in the student movement, Storm Thorgeson and his photo montage wizardry; they all stayed away from the typical influence of design annuals.”

From an interview — From an interview — Scene 360: Scene 360: In your book, In your book, Sagmeister: Made You LookSagmeister: Made You Look, there is , there is a personal quote stating, "Art fucks design and vice versa." You seem to be a fan of a personal quote stating, "Art fucks design and vice versa." You seem to be a fan of both. Why do you think these two don't play nicely together? Sagmeister: Because both. Why do you think these two don't play nicely together? Sagmeister: Because right now, with all the talk about blurring the line in between them, they still don't know right now, with all the talk about blurring the line in between them, they still don't know much about each other. But there were always moments in time when they did have a much about each other. But there were always moments in time when they did have a great time together, in this century at the great time together, in this century at the BauhausBauhaus in Germany and at the in Germany and at the Wiener Wiener Werkstaedte Werkstaedte in Viennain Vienna. Or, a more recent example, that . Or, a more recent example, that Damien Hirst Damien Hirst book by book by Jonathan BarnbrookJonathan Barnbrook; one of my favorite art and design collaborations.; one of my favorite art and design collaborations.

Who he influencedWho he influenced

Stefan Sagmeister has influenced too Stefan Sagmeister has influenced too many people to name. many people to name.

Why Sagmeister is a Great MindWhy Sagmeister is a Great Mind

His multiculturalism and political awareness. He uses design to change world His multiculturalism and political awareness. He uses design to change world views and makes people think outside the box. views and makes people think outside the box.

His innovative and experimental use of type. He takes risks.His innovative and experimental use of type. He takes risks.

He pays more attention to concept rather than style. His work is unique and He pays more attention to concept rather than style. His work is unique and creative.creative.

He goes beyond his limits or boundaries to produce one of a kind work. He is He goes beyond his limits or boundaries to produce one of a kind work. He is able to open the eyes of the public by sharing his own personal thoughts, able to open the eyes of the public by sharing his own personal thoughts, opinions and experiences through his works. opinions and experiences through his works.

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BibliographyBibliography

http://www.designmuseum.org/design/stefan-sagmeisterhttp://www.designmuseum.org/design/stefan-sagmeisterhttp://www.scene360.com/interview/http://www.scene360.com/interview/interview_sagmeister.phpinterview_sagmeister.phphttp://www.stormthorgerson.comhttp://www.stormthorgerson.com//http://www.typotheque.com/articles/how_good_is_good.htmlhttp://www.typotheque.com/articles/how_good_is_good.html