Get Graphically Happy with Sagmeister

Stefan Sagmeister's must-see The Happy Show is up at the Design Exchange: Canada’s Design Museum from January 9th to March 3rd. Sagmeister, an innovative graphic designer, has been on a ten-year-long happiness quest that has explored everything from meditation to medication. The result is filled with tips for happiness in various imaginative typographical forms from the inner workings of his very own diary. Once you've been you'll want to know more so be sure to stop at Swipe DX | Books + Objects pop-up boutique in Design Exchange Museum to pick up your Stefan Sagmeister books!

Sagmeister: Made You Look, published by Abrams, does just that. It portrays 20 years of Sagmeister's inspirational graphic design in an honest and transformative way. Gorgeous pictures chronicle his studio archive with commentary from the artist and the design historian Peter Hall. A comprehensive exploration of Sagmeister's work and influences, it will leave you with a better understanding of his vast influence on graphic design and typography today.

Created to accompany an international traveling exhibition, Sagmeister: Another Book about Promotion and Sales Material (Abrams) explores the work of one of the world’s most famous graphic designers. With compelling examples from his archives such as Levi print commercials and a Talking Heads box set, you will get an intimate look at the work of a master.