Chapter 1

Rock stars and record covers

Chapter 2

Typography brought to life

Chapter 3

The science of being happy

Chapter 4

The radical return of beauty

YOUR GOAL

Master of How Stefan Sagmeister turned graphic design inside out

Ch 1 · Rock stars and record covers
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Slip it out / Blue turns to gold / Bright yellow shines!

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The ordinary becomes precious when it bears the mark of human vulnerability.

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Winning gold with Talking Heads

streetspirit For the Talking Heads box set Once in a Lifetime, Sagmeister combined aggressive, colorful paintings with intricate, layered

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The Rolling Stones in a box

streetspirit Hand-carved typography covers the skin of an iconic English rock singer

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Cover Star Studio
BETA

streetspirit Style unique album covers to master Stefan Sagmeister's bold approach to graphic design.

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Fun Fact

Grammy award wins: Stefan Sagmeister has won two Grammy Awards for his album designs, including one for the legendary band Talking Heads in 2005.

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Glossary
album cover (noun)
The protective and decorative packaging for a commercially released sound recording. In 1996, Stefan Sagmeister designed a distinctive blue-tinted cover for musician Lou Reed.

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Gossip

Which album cover style do you prefer?

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Quiz

Which iconic rock band commissioned Stefan Sagmeister to design their 1997 album 'Bridges to Babylon'?

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Who did Stefan Sagmeister collaborate with to win his second Grammy Award in 2010 for the album 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today'?

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What year did Stefan Sagmeister originally open his world-famous design studio, Sagmeister Inc., in New York City?

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In 2005, Stefan Sagmeister won his first Grammy Award for designing a boxed set for which legendary new wave band?

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What shocking action did Stefan Sagmeister take for a 1996 design lecture poster featuring Lou Reed?

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In 2010, Stefan Sagmeister constructed a giant, 10-meter-long public sculpture of which animal made entirely of 10,000 colored balloons?

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At which highly prestigious New York institution does Stefan Sagmeister teach in the graduate design department?

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In which European country was Stefan Sagmeister born before moving to New York to build his design career?

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