Born in 1962, Bregenz, Austria, Stefan Sagmeister studied graphic design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. in 1987 he moved to New York to attended Pratt Institute on a Fulbright Scholarship. He then returned to Austria in 1990 for community service as an alternative to obligatory military

Clever, Conceptual, Dark, Funny, Pioneering, Typography

Despite the fact that their name means 'Design for Design,' MetaDesign is more than just a design firm. They boast a staff of more than 200 creative professionals who call themselves technologists, planners, designers, and more. Erik Spiekermann, who came into the venture with a background in type de

Clean, Clever, Corporate, Geometric, Mathematical, Swiss international style, Typography

"In order to educate man to a new longing," Constructivist Alexander Rodchenko once wrote, "everyday objects must be shown to him with totally unexpected perspectives and in unexpected situations." Fifty years later, in the late '70s, Neville Brody adopted this as his mantra and launched a full-scal

Bright, Eclectic, Playful, Pop, Typography

Goudy started out as a bookkeeper who just wasn't very satisfied with accounting. He milled around South Dakota and then Minnesota aimlessly bookkeeping. Finally, when he found work in a small bookstore in Chicago, something clicked. These books weren't filled with dull numbers but with marbled pages

Classical, Clean, Elegant, Minimal, Subtle, Typography