stefan sagmeister is a leader in the field of visual communications. he has developed projects for clients as diverse as the rolling stones, hbo, and the solomon r. guggenheim museum. sagmeister explores how vast and illusive subjects like happiness or beauty connect to design and what that actually means to our everyday lives. a native of austria, sagmeister is a principal partner along with jessica walsh at the new york city design firm sagmeister & walsh. the firm creates brand identities, commercials, websites, apps, films, books, and objects for clients and is a full-service studio creating strategy and design across all platforms. sagmeister’s work is included in the permanent collection of the art institute of chicago.

venue > rubloff auditorium / use the entrance at 230 south columbus drive

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