Sagmeister Walsh
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- Last post 6 years ago
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- utopian0
Yet another Creative Review and Sagmeister publicity stunt.
- mrpt0
Looks like neither Sagmeister & Walsh nor Creative Review was behind the “robbery” and was a clever ruse by the upstart group achos (http://achos.es).
Full details here:
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/…
From the article:
So, how did they create such a convincing looking video of the Sagmeister & Walsh studio? "We looked for a space with similar proportions to their studio, and then we began to reconstruct the scene of the crime," achos say. "We shot a video recreating a robbery and kept the best frames. With a bit of photo editing and a lot of patience, we'd managed to get into the studio of Sagmeister & Walsh without ever leaving our homes!"
- Ben992
Jessica Walsh like one of my pic on Instagram last week. I was surprised. I didnt even followed her.
- imagine there is software on the internetz that likes images to get attention, then get followers and likes in return.uan
- awesome!instrmntl
- So have you banged her yet?BusterBoy
- naked pic?utopian
- I thought I was special when she started liking my pics :(OSFA
- Was it full of lots of pwetty colours and pwetty things?Pritt_Stick
- it was a pic of an artist installation. i guess she likes his work.Ben99
- but iam on the pic too so maybe she liked me :)Ben99
- I'm going with option B. You're hawt.OSFA
- Do you think she reads QBN? That would be funny.yuekit
- She liked one of your pics on Instagram. Blatantly wants to fuck.********
- she likes like no othersrhadden
- inteliboy0
This Ben99 username makes me feel out of sorts.
- VectorMasked0
Bring Benfal back!
- i_monk1
Now just "&Walsh":
"Launched yesterday, &Walsh is the new creative agency headed by Jessica Walsh. Previously a partner with Stefan Sagmeister, operating as Sagmeister & Walsh, for seven years, the new firm is a continuation of the evolution of that firm that will maintain the 25 people that were there prior to the name change, minus Sagmeister who is withdrawing from commercial work to focus on personal work (not just a sabbatical as he has done in the past but for good). Based in New York, NY, &Walsh will focus on branding and advertising, kicking things off with their own identity."
- That wordmark is just miserable.Continuity
- That ampersand, thoughGnash
- Congrats to him for leaving and well, she struck gold when she started with Sagmeister. Who knows how she got all the success.NBQ00
- NB, you have to be a hot young designer just out of SVA, spy a top designer at a conference, target them. Bang them for some years, then go off on your own.robotron3k
- nuditymonospaced
- Start your own shop & claim you did it all on your own. Also get naked a few times for for press and clicks. Presto, you're a successful designer. So so easyrobotron3k
- She's run the commercial side for years. They maintain a team of 25 and get paid well to do weird art projects for brands. Why minimize what she's done?voiceof
- I remember her stuff when she just started. Was nothing special. There were far more talented & innovative designers. I guess looks/ nudity do matter?NBQ00
- fucking gross logocolin_s
- some of these comments reek of incels ffsernexbcn
- Yeh horrible logo, but agree with voiceof, you sound like bitter old farts.ben_
- Not bitter, just here to discuss.NBQ00
- Some pathetic boys here.i_monk
- Good for her, says I....exador1
- I've seen both Sagmeister and Walsh speak separately. His preso's were focused on substance and interesting design projects. Walsh was more self absorbed IMO.brandonp
- That's how she comes across. Very ego and all about her.NBQ00
- And she is a commi.Hayoth
- This site is turning into a bunch of bitter old men railing against the youth of today...rather sad! ;)yuekit
- I like her, and her work. I'm not so keen on the logo (ampersand is great), but you can't judge it fairly without seeing how its applied to things.Melanie
- Damn. I just checked out the applications. I don't like it, though I did appreciate the "Emloyee name" & Walsh business cards.Melanie
- Youth? She's 32NBQ00
- *shrug* who fucking carescannonball1978
- pointer to walsh?section_014
- nbq and robo jimmies rustled so must be doing something right********
- I'm not bitter at all that she's successful. Just discussing here. Why, how, etc etc.NBQ00
- The intro video with the animations on her face is so corny and cringeworthy. She really seems obsessed with herself.NBQ00
- https://andwalsh.com…NBQ00
- She's talented for sure, been following her on social media since years. The 'naked' part surely helped her to be known more widely and attract eyes over.Bennn
- Not just the nudity. When you're pretty it's much easier in life. Bennn you could explain this further.NBQ00
- Part of her schtick is marketing her persona and art based around the self. You certainly can't forget the poster that made Saggy famous, right?ben_
- I'm not saying she's great, but it's not like she's inconsistent.ben_
- The applications on this identity feel like throwaway work from Non-Format though.ben_
- Aesthetics aside, good for her and good for him for switching gears. I think she was smart to start working with/for him when she did the move.Maaku
- Now she owns the place. Personally, I don't like her shit but y'all are salty :) #BossMovesMaaku
- If salty then it's just that looks are big part in being successful in this superficial world.NBQ00
- The studio's new look aside, they have done good work under Walsh, which as pointed out before has been under her direction for years now.ben_
- Her work is mostly over-decorative design for brands we don't care about. But she employs people and is probably a nice person. We all can't save the world.********
- Save the hate for people doing wrong in the world.********
- no hate here. not sure why any little discussion means "hate", not at all.NBQ00
- Not aimed directly or solely at you NB. Robo's comments are filled with misogyny and clueless hate though.ben_
- to be expected though, I guess.ben_
- Extraordinarily Ordinaryutopian
- Don't worry, she'll be back next year same time to self promote more nude shots.robotron3k
- I hope a full on porn coffee book with all the girls there.NBQ00
- *coffee table bookNBQ00
- that whole company is a coffee table book imhocannonball1978
- Her website needs more pictures of her.utopian
- great case study to elevate a shitty identity. personally my taste goes to less dress up. that "case study" content crap. hate the 3d shit and the crappy********
- computer word app type font. but 90s coming back so maybe shes positioning herself for a win on ugliness. she seems trend chaser********
- lol utopianNBQ00
- I like it.inteliboy
- https://www.undercon…
the top middle one, tells everything about how pro actually they are lolsted - How many men in this industry do you credit their success to their looks?i_monk
- my looks is what keeps the lights on********
- @i_monk i know an ad production company where all the men were hired just because of their looks...sted
- ideaist-1
It's all about the APPLICATIONS baby!
Other than lack of scalability, it gets an offical "meh" rating from me.
Sagmeister was a dude / met him a few times and a bud worked for him in NYC. Did some neat, labour intensive work back in the day...
- I don't get what you're trying to say.NBQ00
- Someone has Kai's Power Tools still!!!robotron3k
- this is representation not application?sted
- utopian0
Just wow!
- colin_s0
i don't really know the history of walsh, but i did like sagmeister for a while. whatever.
granted this is my political side just getting into design again but it seems like the growing movement of design as art - and this rebrand launch is certainly a push in that direction - is a continuing trend of corporate sponsored creativity where, eventually, this shit will get into a museum because of "cultural impact" when really it's a goddamn promotional shoot for a logo (speaking of the ampersand).
the thing is it isn't bad, but when the entire endeavor is to focus on corporate clientele, the idea that you're anything other than a whore is kind of laughable. the sheen and makeup routine isn't anything new, agencies have done this in different capacities for years. it's kind of interesting she's using the whole nudity thing, but that's open for critique as well (i.e., is it a shield from criticism due to the nature of anti-feminist online troll types, etc.)
i dunno. it just bums me out this dumb shit is gonna end up in the moma someday. then again i'm in their collection too so there's no accounting for taste.
- Worst humble brag I have ever read. Jesus fucking christ.bumdrizzle
- You do realize that the Mona Lisa is just some rich guy's wife? You should study art history a bit more, most of the classics have a commercial genesis.zarkonite
- A lot of art is just networking. Lots of shitty abstract paintings or collages or sculptures made of trash make it in galleries.********
- Most art is funded by other people and corporate installations have been there forever.********
- Sounds pretentious to complain about a museum when they show such variety.********
- If it's not corporate, there's no money.********
- Maybe the MoMA doesn't matter then?ben_
- ^ that. Who says MoMA knows anything about taste?********
- +1 colin_sfadein11
- ********0
Her work seems to fit in the corporate Airbnb, Squarespace Brooklyn loft world. Quirky but nerdy and safe with a little nudity because it's 2019. It's not witty or minimal enough to be classic design. It's not too fun but it's bold.
- BusterBoy0
She going to flash her tits in this incarnation?
- NBQ000
A sex tape next?
- NBQ00-1
I guess she likes posing and having many portraits of herself.
- Abstract 3D objects are back!Bennn
- Hideous step backwards.fadein11
- When you're a "rockstar" designer you can do almost anything and you will collect awards and good comments. its how things works.Bennn
- That said, I dont totally hate these, but I dont really like em either... looks like stuff from 2004Bennn
- If she was ugly I doubt she'd be so popular. Sorry if it sounds sexist but it's not meant to be. Just how our (sad) world works.NBQ00
- "I'd love to bang the chick on the very left." - NBQ00robthelad
- lolNBQ00
- AHAHAH lame.
abstract 3d objects and putting yourself into the ad is fine for an ego-trip like that. but these compositions look like the work of a semi-pro.sted - She's cute, but not hot. Almost androgynous.Maaku
- When you are a egomaniac it makes your work lamecannonball1978
- shadows and brights have nothing to do with the composition frontal lighting, except the last one where her legs and the reflection is fucked up.sted
- I don't think it's intentional, just the kind of busywork which we all try to avoid publishing.sted
- The h8 is strong in these notes.
; )ideaist - https://www.instagra…********
- @ideaist me no hate her or him.sted
- It's all a bit self indulgent. She's welcome to the kind of clients this will get her.MrT
- Whats this trying to say? I don't get it.thumb_screws
- looks kinda cheapneverscared
- Wow losers, btw she's cute.********
- sted0
- sted0
- "Perfection is boring" at the bottom :-)
Everybody talking about &Walsh now, she clearly knows how the game works.uan - i call bullshit, it will disappear after this lame hype. this isn't a question of perfection. we don't alter the aspect ratio of a symbol, that's a basic rule.sted
- @sted somewhere they said they designed a thousand ampersands or something like that, maybe this one is a custom "condensed" one?grafician
- I don't think so, it's more like a weak and bad representation of the message the message bellow.sted
- -the message ahah :Dsted
- Each ampersand is created for people and brands individually, I guess this is a skinny one for skinny one?robthelad
- What are you talking about sted? that skinny ampersand isn't the same as the big one, look at its form it's a different glyph. It's not distortion.zarkonite
- first one:
https://www.undercon…sted - zoom into that image, see how it isn't crystal clear like the others. with adjusted bevel and emboss and warpedsted
- my eye starts to bleed just looking at itsted
- Looks to me like a 3D shape rotated on a z-axis, the light is consistent. The ragged edges are classic low poly problems. Do you do any 3D? this wasn't a flatzarkonite
- asset that was warped/scaled. You can see some of the shape was hidden and some were revealed by the 3D rotation.zarkonite
- https://i.imgur.com/…
this? :)sted - There you fixed it! ;)zarkonite
- "Perfection is boring" at the bottom :-)
- NBQ003
I imagine a music video with her singing this and abstract 3D graphics in the background.
- ++++sted
- LOL'ing so hard at this, but in particular "Everybody knows I'm fly"mg33
- ooh it got stuck it's all about me mememeee
"indoor outdoor i'm so clever, that's why i will rule forever"
i'm only outdoor clever :(sted - Oh and Stefan is in the video too making annoyed faces. Jessica sings "It's all about me" and pushes him away" and takes off the "Sagmeister" word from office.NBQ00
- https://www.instagra…********
- ^ Fucking lolcannonball1978
- i never saw her other IG account before... seems like she REALLY love herself big time. Good for herBennn
- lol "Good for her"NBQ00
- @Benn it's like u copy-pasted that "Good for her" just to say something "positive" :Dsted
- no, i really mean it. good for her if she likes herselfBennn
- Bennn0
Its funny because we're talking about her since two days. She clearly wins on every levels lol
Anyone reaching the status of 'Rockstar' designer can do whatever he want, it will always be a success.
She worked for it, she deserved the fame. She made smart moves and we would all be super happy to have her success.
If she would have been an ugly woman and/or never made naked pictures, would she be where she is now? Who knows
- We aren't talking about her because the new shit is so amazing and it shows that she should have part ways with Sagmeister for years to reveal her true talent.sted
- Their level of bullshitting made it possible to sell mediocre and sometimes shit designs as success. One result is that professionals talk about them.sted
- This what I'm telling eighteen Benn... If eighteen isn't hot with a tight little bod, he gonna need lots of luck.robotron3k
- Funny thing, the client don't seem to use any work presented, even the dog stuff.robotron3k
- I actually think they are a photo rental studio, masked an design agency. Something about them seems so thirsty.robotron3k
- ********0
Don't forget the dating project she made where she dated another mediocre designer, which had its story sold for movie rights and a book was published.
- lol "another mediocre designer".NBQ00
- He does cute typography that looks like it belongs on Old Navy shirts.********
- and he is gay? :Dsted
- https://www.tgoodman…********
- Just looked at some of his work. Another designer that likes to doodle, oh-mah-gerd. and $45 for that poster? Ha.Maaku
- Another, grad from the school of narcissistic designrobotron3k
- Maaku yeah apparently that's the only thing most of his generation can put onto the table. nickelodeon generation designerssted
- ********0
- posing, clothes and bags. empty persona.sted
- Ugh. She busted yo... No wonder Sagamiester went off to "purse other avenues...robotron3k
- noneck7
Smells like incels in here.
- robo arrivedsted
- Who is trying to have sex with her?imbecile
- All I said was that the wordmark was miserable.
Then I abandonned ship.Continuity