* Stefan Sagmeister – Things I have learned in my life so far
Posted on January 21st, 2009 by alessio.
That Stefan Sagmeister was a genius it’s clear since the 1987 when his girlfriend asked him to make her some business cards that didnt have to cost more than 1$. He took 1$ bills and printed her details on.
His career is just amazing and sees long-standing artistic collaborations with musicians like David Byrne and Lou Reed.
Now he has just published a book. Here how it looks like:
Brain picking – Top 5 books of the year
P.s.: Check Stefan Sagmeister website! There is a really nice page called “Answers for students” where he answers a lot of questions about being a designer.
* Pop-Up Books: Colette Fu
Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by alessio.
Few months ago I realised a Pop-up book (pictures to come on my portfolio page) and before starting I watched thousands of videos on you tube just to see something amazing that a beginner would never be able to realise.
Colette Fu is for sure my favourite “paper engineer” and an amazing artist and this “My First pop-up books” video shows her marvellous creations.
* Book Sculptures
Posted on October 20th, 2008 by alessio.
Nicholas Jones is a Melbourne based sculptor who uses books and printed paper to make works which question the manner in which books are ‘read’.
Books are capsules; vessels designed to hold information, borne of investigation or of personal expression. These objects are often venerated, held aloft as are amulets, as the source of reasoned knowledge, the fecund field awaiting the harvest. Sequestered away in dusty libraries, spines anticipating the eye of the beholder, these books tactility remains at arms length.
The physical act of folding, tearing and sewing book leaves, may be considered iconoclastic (extinguishing the fire of reason, perhaps). Although sometimes iconised for their content or historical importance, more often than not, books are discarded as cultural detritus. These transformed books aim to highlight the poetic nature of the book as form. As historical phenomena, books have reflected the evolution of mankind, and although beseiged by new technologies, the book remains steadfastly both the solver of the riddle and the creator of the labyrinth.
Read Nicholas Jones interview at Design Files
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