Stefan Sagmeister is an Austrian-American graphic designer born in 1962 in Bregenz, Austria. He received his MFA from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1985. Sagmeister started his own design firm called Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. in New York City, where he creates typography and graphic designs. Some of his most notable design projects include album covers for musicians like the Rolling Stones and Lou Reed. He is known for his unconventional style and pushing design boundaries.

1. By Rebecca Hirschmueller

2.  Born on August 6, 1962 in
Bregenz, Austria.
 He is a New York-based
graphic designer and
typographer
 He has his own design firm
called Sagmeister & Walsh
Inc. residing in New York

3. His design career started at the age of 15
with the magazine called Alphorn which he
wrote articles but he found it more
interesting to do the layout then right the
write articles.
Part of the Happy Show one
of his many exhibits

4. He earned an M.F.A.
at the University of
Applied Arts in
Vienna in 1985, and
received a Fulbright
scholarship to study
at Pratt Institute in
New York.

5. During his student days in
New York, Sagmeister had
courted another design bad
boy, Tibor Kalman, of
M&Co. After follow Tibor
around he was hire for five
years in 1993.
“Tibor Kalman was the single most influential person in my
design-y life and my one and only design hero. Twenty-five
years ago, as a student in NYC, I called him every week for
half a year, and I got to know the M&Co receptionist really
well. When he finally agreed to see me, it turned out I had a
sketch in my portfolio rather similar in concept and execution
to an idea M&Co was just working on. He rushed to show
me the prototype out of fear I’d later say he stole it out of my
portfolio. I was so flattered.” quoted Sagmeister.

6. After M&Co. disbanded, Sagmeister stated to specialize in CD design-
Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, David Byrne and Jay-Z among them
Rolling Stones
David ByrneOK go

7. If I don’t ask I won’t get
When MP3 come out CD cover
become irrelevant to him and decided
to go to take a break and left for Bali
for a year. “True to form, he took the leap
not knowing what the consequences might
be. In return, he experienced one of those
precious “aha” moments,” Steven Heller
wrote in his article.

8. This is when his text-base art work
was formed like “Worrying solves
nothing,” “Low expectations are a
good strategy,” “Everybody thinks
they are right,” and “Trying to look
good limits my life.”

9. Then in 2012, Jessica Walsh joined and created the new company
called Sagmeister & Walsh. “Formerly an associate art director at Print
magazine, Walsh had emailed Sagmeister, who is known for his generosity, to
elicit feedback on her portfolio and career. After five minutes of flipping
through her book he said, “When do you want to come work for me?” She quit
her job at Print the next day.” quoted from Steven Heller’s article.

13. He affected the world of design with his
individuality of being a bad boy. With
outrages styles from big monkeys in the
streets to writing all over his body and
photographing himself naked. He has
influenced others into being outrages. While
just trying to please himself he has pleased
other with his designs.

14. References
http://www.aiga.org/medalist-stefan-sagmeister/
http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/happyshow.php
http://www.wyliecomm.com/2013/08/tattoos-water-
balloons-and-green-bananas/
http://www.Google.ca