Austrian graphic designer stefan sagmeister is doing well. Stefan sagmeister is literally naked in this film, both from a literal sense we see everything and also from a figurative sense hes stripped down to his most vulnerable self. In the happy show, he will present the results of his tenyear investigation of happiness. Following venues in north america, paris and vienna, his successful show will now be on view in germany for the first and only time. Awardwinning work, fame, even a sizable apartment in new york city. Stefan sagmeister may not be the most loving person after this film, but the guy is definitely a great designer. It is bookmarked for the art history books of the future. Stefan sagmeister has designed graphics for clients as diverse as the rolling stones and the guggenheim museum. Designer stefan sagmeister lives in the the city of his dreams, creating work for the rolling stones and jayz.
Austrian designer stefan sagmeister tries to redesign his personality to become a happier and better person. He lives in new york, the city of his dreams, and he has success in his work, designing album covers for the rolling stones, jayz and the. Directed by hillman curtis, ben nabors, stefan sagmeister. Experimenting with three different approachesmeditation, therapy, and drugs sagmeister embarks on an entertaining and introspective quest, accented with a whimsical panoply of graphics, charts, and proverbs. His debut film william and the windmill won the grand jury prize at sxsw. The happy film centers around our main subject, stefan sagmeister, a new yorkbased graphic designer known for his rock n roll collaborations and typography. In the exhibition the happy show, stefan sagmeister asks visitors, how happy are you. Stefan sagmeisters newest creation, the happy film creativepro. Designer stefan sagmeister lives in the city of his dreams, creating work for the rolling stones and jayz. The happy film, a movie by acclaimed graphic designer stefan sagmeister, is equal parts reality show and experimental art piece.
The happy film may not make you happier, but it will surely move you to reexamine your. In the course of a year, sagmeister will experiment with various practices that are widely touted as increasing ones happiness. A feature documentary that follows stefan sagmeister on a survey of design, love, drugs, psychology, and, possibly, fleetingly, happiness. Watch the film host a screening buy some stuff write to us watch the film.
Austrianborn, new yorkbased graphic designer, typographer and artist stefan sagmeister born 1962 often tests and transgresses the boundary between art and design, through his imaginative. The happy film pitch book both documents sagmeister s touring exhibition, the happy show, and anticipates his ongoing feature length film, the happy film. Through meditation, therapy and drugs, he embarks on a journey to redesign himself, painting an insightful and deeplypersonal. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Last night was a special opening and when i heard that sagmeister would be speaking there, i had to attend. Its a proper look at all the strategies serious psychologists recommend that improve wellbeing, they include meditation, cognitive therapy and psychological drugs. He lives in new york, the city of his dreams, and he has success in his work, designing album covers for the. Stefan sagmeister born august 6, 1962 in bregenz, austria is a new yorkbased graphic designer, storyteller, and typographer. Which is perhaps why his latest effort, the happy film, shouldnt.
He lives in new york, the city of his dreams, and he has success watch the happy film online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The happy show, sagmeister s first museum show in the united states, both documents a series of selfexperiments meditation, cognitive therapy, and moodaltering pharmaceuticals attempting to improve his personal happiness, and anticipates his ongoing feature length film, the happy film. Celebrated graphic designer stefan sagmeister known best for designing iconic album covers for the rolling stones, lou reed, jay z and aerosmithtakes on a series of psychological experiments to determine if a person can truly train their mind to get happier. Extremely artistic film that captures the essence of what it means to struggle with the ups and downs of love, happiness, relationships, death, and overcoming fears. He created the happy film in response to the death of his mother and the breakup of his girlfriend of 11 years. In the happy film, new york city graphic designer stefan sagmeister set out to answer this question by trying three approaches on himself for three months at a time. Seven years in the making, the happy film began as an attempt to find a design solution to a pressing problem.
Watch the happy film online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Throughout this book, sagmeister s trademark maxims. Successful creative designer stefan sagmeister attempts to find the root of human happiness by experimenting with meditation, therapy, and drugs in this graphic design projectturned experimental. The happy film is engaging, introspective, voyeuristic, truthful, humorous and poetically creative. In both projects, sagmeister undergoes a series of selfexperiments each experiment lasting three monthswith meditation, cognitive therapy, and moodaltering pharmaceuticalsattempting.
They can then define their level of happiness on a scale from 1 to 10 by taking a piece of chewing gum from the respective vending machine 1 miserable, 10 ecstatic. Designer stefan sagmeister takes us on a personal journey to find out what causes happiness. Sagmeister, as a graphic designer, why is it important to talk about beauty today. Kudos to stefan sagmeister for 1 his endless creativity as a designer, evidenced over and over in this film. Stephan sagmeister explores this question in a unique documentary film. The happy film, is an occasionally affecting tour of one mans methodical, gorgeous solipsism. The happy film is raising funds for the happy film on kickstarter. In 1993 stefan sagmeister announced the opening of his graphic design. Stefan sagmeister is known for his work on the happy film 2016, engine room 2008 and helvetica 2007.
When the sabbatical year ended and sagmeister returned to new york city to reopen his studio, he convened with friends and filmmakers hillman curtis and ben nabors. The event was advertised as a fundraiser for the happy film. Famous graphic designer stefan sagmeister is still alive as per wikipedia, last update. Turning himself into a design project, he attempts to change his personality to become. A mutual curiosity in the questions surrounding happiness brought the gentlemen together, and thus, the happy film began. From its striking animalthemed opening credits to its use of bunraku puppetry to such whimsical sequences as sagmeister being lifted into the sky by a giant balloon, the happy film. We started a documentary movie about happiness, called the happy film. He lives in new york, the city of his dreams, and he has success in his work, designing album covers for the rolling stones, jayz and the talking heads. Acclaimed artist stefan sagmeister s work has been enjoyed around the world. Having guts always works out for stefan sagmeister.
Hillman curtis was a filmmaker, new media designer, author, husband and father. Genres documentary director ben nabors starring stefan sagmeister. The happy film 2016 directed by stefan sagmeister, ben. Stefan sagmeisters newest creation, the happy film. Documenting stefan sagmeister s meticulous, entertaining solipsism in the happy film. But in the back of his mind he suspects there must be something. Documenting stefan sagmeisters meticulous, entertaining. Available with english and spanish subtitles austrian designer stefan sagmeister is doing well. Stefan sagmeister is a graphic design superstar who lives in the us. What if you could redesign your life, treating it as a design project. But in the back of his mind he suspects there must be something more.
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