Stefan Sagmeister, USA

AGI member since 1998

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Sagmeister received his MFA in graphic design from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and, as a Fulbright Scholar, a master’s degree from Pratt Institute in New York. He formed the New Yorkbased Sagmeister Inc. in 1993 and has since then, designed graphics and packaging for the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Lou Reed. He was nominated five times for the Grammy awards and finally won one for the Talking Heads boxed set. He has also won many international design awards. In 2001, a monograph about his work titled Sagmeister Made You Look was published by Booth-Clibborn Editions and became a bestseller. His work with Sagmeister Inc. has been seen in solo shows in Zürich, Vienna, New York, Berlin, Tokyo, Osaka, Prague, Cologne and Seoul. Stefan has tried to keep his studio small (himself, Matthias Ernstberger and one intern). He lectures extensively on all continents.

Design work by Stefan Sagmeister


    Stefan Sagmeister, USA (1998)

    Sagmeister received his MFA in graphic design from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and, as a Fulbright Scholar, a master’s degree from Pratt Institute in New York. He...

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    Stefan Sagmeister, USA (1998)

    Sagmeister received his MFA in graphic design from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and, as a Fulbright Scholar, a master’s degree from Pratt Institute in New York. He formed the New Yorkbased Sagmeister Inc. in 1993 and has since then, designed graphics and packaging for the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Lou Reed. He was nominated five times for the Grammy awards and finally won one for the Talking Heads boxed set. He has also won many international design awards. In 2001, a monograph about his work titled Sagmeister Made You Look was published by Booth-Clibborn Editions and became a bestseller. His work with Sagmeister Inc. has been seen in solo shows in Zürich, Vienna, New York, Berlin, Tokyo, Osaka, Prague, Cologne and Seoul. Stefan has tried to keep his studio small (himself, Matthias Ernstberger and one intern). He lectures extensively on all continents.

    Publications

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    Made You Look

    (2000)

    • Stefan Sagmeister

    Abrams

    Things I've Learned in my Life so Far

    (2006)

    • Stefan Sagmeister

    Abrams

    Beauty

    (2008)

    • Stefan Sagmeister,
    • Jessica Walsh

    Phaidon

    Awards

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    • 2018

    Austrian of the Year
    • 2013

    The AIGA Medal, American Institute of Graphic Arts
    • 2013

    The Gold Medal, Republic of Austria
    • 2013

    Best of Show, Tokyo Type Directors Club, Tokyo
    • 2009

    The Grammy, National Academy of Recording Arts, USA
    • 2006

    The National Design Award, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.USA
    • 2004

    The Grammy, National Academy of Recording Arts, USA
    • 2004

    Best of Show, Tokyo Type Directors Club, Tokyo
    • 2003

    Best of Show, Brno Poster Biennale, Chech Republic
    • 2002

    The Chrysler Award, USA
    • 2002

    Gold, The One Show, New York
    • 2001

    Gold, New York Art Directors Club, New York