Stefan Sagmeister

album cover: Lou Reed "Set the Twilight Reeling" 1996

found at http://bnn.tracingtheflow.com/projects/writing/

Stefan Sagmeister is an Austrian born graphic artist and typographer currently living in Indonesia. he has his own design firm, Sagmeister, Inc, that is based out of New York. He won a grammy award in 2005 for the artwork he did for a Talking Heads boxed set.

This particular piece appeals to me in large part because I am a fan of the musician, Lou Reed. the graffiti like writing on his face has a very urban underground look to it that suits his music. Also, the simple, handwritten quality of the text also suits the music which is often very low-key. It is also reminiscent of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" which further appeals to me.