stefan sagmeister taking a break in the men’s room to prep for ‘the happy show’ all images courtesy of the institute of contemporary art, philadelphia Der international bekannte Designer Stefan Sagmeister ist diesen Fragen in der Ausstellung „The Happy Show“ auf den Grund gegangen.

The Happy Show started life at the Institute of Contemporary Art but is now being shown here in LA at MOCA. Stefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962 in Bregenz, Austria) is a New York-based graphic designer, storyteller, and typographer.Sagmeister co-founded a design firm called Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. with Jessica Walsh in New York City.He has designed album covers for Lou Reed, OK Go, The Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Jay Z, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny. Stefan Sagmeister, Stefan Sagmeister The Happy Show, 2012. … Die Reihe „Bold Voices – Portraits of the creative pioneers“ steht für außergewöhnliche Künstler, die mit ihren Werken einzigartige Momente schaffen. Stefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962 in Bregenz, Austria) is a New York-based graphic designer, storyteller, and typographer.Sagmeister co-founded a design firm called Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. with Jessica Walsh in New York City.He has designed album covers for Lou Reed, OK Go, The Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Jay Z, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny. The work from the studio is a fascinating blend of art and design. The show transgresses the boundaries between science, design, and everyday culture, stretching across the museum spaces into the Toni-Areal. *The Happy Show*, presented at the Institute of Contemporary Art, focused on Stefan Sagmeister's 10-year exploration of happiness and was conceived as a series of interactive investigations on the subject. Images are courtesy of MAK/Aslan Kudrnofsky. In 2004, he appeared on TED with the talk Happiness by design where he talked about things and moments of his life that made him happy. Installation view, Institute of Contemporary Art. update: stefan sagmeister hopes to release ‘the happy film’ in 2014. the moving image feature came from the graphic designer’s desire to do something worthwhile. The renowned graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister presents the results of his personal research into happiness. The Happy Show opened at the MAK (Museum of Applied Arts) on 27 October 2015 and continues until 28 March 2016. Bekommen Sie hier exklusive Einblicke in seine kreative Schaffenswelt. Aug 14, 2013 - ‘THE HAPPY SHOW’ EXHIBITION BY STEFAN SAGMEISTER An internationally renowned graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister has been exploring the subject of happiness in his life for many years. The exhibition Stefan Sagmeister The Happy Show follows presentations at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania (April 4-August 12, 2012) and the Design Exchange in Toronto (January 9-March 3, 2013), and will open at MOCA Pacific Design Center on March 20-June 9, 2013. The show is best described as an “experience” of Sagmeister’s dissection and interpretation of what happiness is. Photo by Aaron Igler/Greenhouse Media. Stefan Sagmeister (left) runs his studio Sagmeister & Walsh in New York with Jessica Walsh (right). Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show Chicago Cultural Center > Visual Art Program > Exhibitions > Past Exhibitions > The Happy Show Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister not only tests the boundaries between art and design, he often transgresses it through his imaginative implementation of typography.