I'm not really sure if what i am about to blog about is necessarily what Joe wants, but I'm just going to go for it...
Stephan Sagmeister. Who's a fan? You either love him, or hate him.
Well... I shouldn't say that ... I'm kind of in the middle
There is some elements of is work that I really like, but I can't say I am a fan of all his designs.
Don't get me wrong, I totally respect what he does. And some of his ideas are really out-there which makes them memorable.
What I really enjoy about Sagmeister is his hand made type.
In his designs, you will never see traditional typefaces, he always creates his own type, either by writing it himself and incorporating it into his design, or by creating it out of objects such as french fries, duct tape, plants, or even carving words into his flesh.
He is innovative, and certainly thinks outside the box.
Sagmeister avoids anything corporate. And is truly original.
Although I can not say I am a fan of every one of his pieces, he is definitely a strong inspiration. He inspires me to step way from the computer, and take more of a hands on approach when it comes to design. And his work, to me is very memorable because it is so different from any other designer out there.
One of his craziest pieces is "Sagmeister on a Binge" I believe it was a self promotional poster that consist of two photos of Sagmeister, one where he had starved himself in which he looks very thin, and another photo of himself after he binged on a whole bunch of food and his stomach is swollen and he looks bloated. And of course the poster contains only his own, hand written type.
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I went to his website here
http://www.sagmeister.com/index.html
It almost game me a seizure, but Im not really sure what I think of his stuff, for my own taste its a little too gritty and messy but I like handmade elements and want to do more of that myself.
-Kim Rountree
After reading your post sounds like you really aren't on the fence and actually like him. I think he is inspirational and one of the design "superstars" whom I have admired since I started designing. If anybody out there hates him, I would really like to know why? Whats to hate about SS?
I'm actually a fan of his work and his originality. His approach to conceptual design is very straight and to the point. When I see some of his work and get the explanation for it- it makes sense to me. It's one of those moments that make me wish I had thought of it. I just made a blog about one of his posters myself.
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