sagmeister: made you look
stefan sagmeister has been variously described as a genius, mania, tactician and exhibitionist. this definitive volume of his work will allow readers to decide for themselves. with over 400 color illustrations on easy-flip paper and thousands of words from all over the dictionary. sagmeister: made you look captures the array of the austrian-born designer's work, including early theater posters, grammy-nominated cd covers and the optical trickery and voodoo graphics that sent a low rumble through america's design profession. bringing together contributions from the designers, artists and rock and roll stars with whom sagmeister has worked (lou reed, david byrne, the rolling stones), this dense volume catalogues the triumphs, disasters, tricks and shocks that comprise the designer's inimitable output.

for casual readers, designers and die-hard enthusiasts. sagmeister: made you lookwill both enlighten and perplex, posing troubling questions like: how long is the human tongue? does self-mutilation leave scars? and, can design touch someone's heart?

291 silver-gilded pages, paperback, packaged in red pvc case.