# Now Is Better

by **Stefan Sagmeister** (Author), **Steven Pinker** (Contribution by), **Hans Ulrich Obrist** (Contribution by)

**As seen in Design Matters with Debbie Millman, _PRINT Magazine_, _The Slowdown_, and _Design Boom_**

**Stefan Sagmeister's newest project encourages long-term thinking and reminds us that many things in the world are improving**

Initially conceived in 2020 as the world entered pandemic lockdown, Stefan Sagmeister has created a book that looks at the state of the world today, illuminating, through collected data, how far we've come, and encouraging us to think about where we can go from here.

Statistics are vividly brought to life, as numbers are transformed into graphs, inlaid into nineteenth-century paintings, embroidered canvases, lenticular prints, and hand-painted water glasses.

The book includes a foreword from psychologist and leading authority on language and the mind, Steven Pinker; a featured essay by graphic designer and historian Steven Heller; and a conversation between Sagmeister and Hans Ulrich Obrist, curator and artistic director of Serpentine Galleries in London and will appeal to all visually minded readers, providing a positive reaction to the tumultuous news cycle of recent years.

Published in softcover with flaps _Now is Better_ is contained within a die-cut slipcase and accompanied by a lenticular print designed by Sagmeister. _Now is Better_ is an intriguing and thoughtful visual meditation on our daily lives.

### Author Biography

**Stefan Sagmeister** formed the New York-based Sagmeister Inc. in 1993 and has since designed for clients as diverse as the Guggenheim Museum, the Rolling Stones, and HBO. His work is in museum collections around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna. He teaches in the graduate department of the School of Visual Arts in New York.

**Steven Pinker** is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and the author of many books on language, mind, and human nature, including _The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Better Angels of Our Nature,_ and _Rationality._

**Hans Ulrich Obrist** (b. 1968, Zurich, Switzerland) is Artistic Director of the Serpentine in London, and Senior Advisor at LUMA Arles. Prior to this, he was the Curator of the Mus馥 d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Since his first show _World Soup (The Kitchen Show)_ in 1991, he has curated more than 350 shows.

**Steven Heller** is co-chair of the SVA MFA Design program. He is the author, co-author, and/or editor of 200 books on design, illustration, and visual culture. For 33 years he was an art director at the _New York Times_ for the OpEd page and the Book Review section. He has contributed to many magazines including _The Atlantic_, _Wired_, _EYE_, _Baseline_, and _PRINT_, where he has written _The Daily Heller_ online for over a decade.

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 9.5 x 6.7 IN

**Publication Date:** October 04, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 39.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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