Essays on Stefan Sagmeister

Artwork designed by Stefan Sagmeister has intrigued many art loving people from all walks of life. In one of the most phenomenal exhibitions in MOV's 12-decade unbeaten history, he presented an amazing experience to transcend the demarcation between art and design. His work takes taken over museum galleries, in-between gaps -stairwells, boardrooms, and many other places; just to ask what makes people happy (Typeface Tuesdays: Stefan Sagmeister 1-2). Stefan Sagmeister does not just design a piece of art for nothing. He is among the select few who understand that that art is not throwing paint on paper, but rather ...

Stefan Sagmeister is a graphic designer, typographer, and artist known not only for his artwork, but also for his authorship, and motivational speaking. He has created a brand that, while having commercial appeal, also has a sharp eye for detail, and carries the emotional weight, and sense of design of other current artists. Is work, when compared to other commercial art used similarly, is much more aligned with fine art, and as such appears to have more artistic value. Stefan Sagmeister was born in August 1962 in Austria. His Austrian citizenry ultimately shaped him significantly as an artist. He ...

Before the advent of the computer, artists and artisans alike utilized a complex tool in making their letter forms; the hand. At ten digits, five for each hand, the hand was efficiently the first digital lettering tool, utilized in engravings, carving and in the production of the various letter forms. The hand, while allowing for a few technological flaws and eccentricities, still facilitated the creation of some of the most beautiful lettering forms ever made. The advantages of the hand as a lettering tool underscore the paradox that, with technological advancement, both a loss and profit were incurred. The computer, on the one ...