On Wednesday night I was fortunate enough to be asked to introduce Stefan Sagmeister at TypeCon in Buffalo, NY. I have to admit I was nervous introducing a man who’s left a strong impression on myself and design in general. Rather than spending time trying to write a pseudo-CV of his (many) accomplishments, I thought I’d address the general sense I had of the man and, specifically, the quandary that makes him both appealing and fear-inducing. I think the result was what I had hoped it would be. After meeting him, I was surprised at how easy-going and genuinely good he seemed to be. Everything we asked of him was met with a laid back “Sure.” It was a real treat.
A snippet from the introduction:
“We feel that Stefan’s work truly embodies the meaning behind the idea of creativity — his work constantly changes within varying contexts, his processes adds greater depth to the final piece and whatever the outcome he challenges and moves us along the way.”
“Inspired and opinionated, Stefan is often as critical of himself as he is of the icons that surround us. Perhaps it’s this open self-analysis and willingness to comment on the world that makes him appear both approachable and unreachable at the same moment. However he may be viewed, Stefan shares his thoughts and processes through his work, speaking engagements and his books and we are truly richer for it.”
I’m so glad I didn’t chicken out.
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Issa’s contact information is private.
Bio:
Issa Breibish is a founding partner and the “guiding hand” behind community development at Veer. He’s also the founder of Creative Nest - a cool little non-profit whose sole purpose is to aid in the development of emerging artists across a diverse range of mediums and geographic locales. For the past 15 years, he’s been passionately pre-occupied with understanding how people interact with technology at a variety of companies including Adobe Systems, Verity, and Image Club Graphics. During his career, Issa has been fortunate enough to win a number of awards for his work, including top-honors from SXSWi (2003), Applied Arts (2003, 2004) and Communication Arts (2006).
Currently Issa spends much of his time working with full-service creative/technical teams, evangelizing simplicity in application design, sharing ideas, presenting at conferences, and getting ideas off of paper and into the real world. His latest presentations tend to discuss the convergence of technologies with philosophies that aim to re-humanize online experiences.
On the Web:
http://www.issabreibish.com/
http://www.creativenest.org/
http://www.twitter.com/slowtron
http://www.ducatisti.ca/
http://www.veer.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuckr/
http://www.last.fm/user/slowtron/
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