Now Is Better
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm. Slip case: good. Still in original packaging.
In a world saturated with cynicism and despair, Stefan Sagmeister's Now Is Better makes a radical, data-driven argument: that life on Earth is genuinely improving. The renowned graphic designer and thinker marshals a wealth of statistical evidence — spanning poverty, health, education, and human rights — to construct a visually arresting and intellectually rigorous case for optimism, challenging readers to reconsider their assumptions about the modern age. What distinguishes this work is the seamless marriage of Sagmeister's world-class design sensibility with substantive, humanist philosophy. Each spread is a masterclass in visual communication, where typography, infographics, and art direction do not merely illustrate the argument but *are* the argument. For readers who have grown numb to progress they cannot see, Now Is Better offers a paradigm shift — one rendered in stunning, unforgettable form.
Author: Stefan Sagmeister
Format: Paperback
Published: 2023, Phaidon
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm. Slip case: good. Still in original packaging.
In a world saturated with cynicism and despair, Stefan Sagmeister's Now Is Better makes a radical, data-driven argument: that life on Earth is genuinely improving. The renowned graphic designer and thinker marshals a wealth of statistical evidence — spanning poverty, health, education, and human rights — to construct a visually arresting and intellectually rigorous case for optimism, challenging readers to reconsider their assumptions about the modern age. What distinguishes this work is the seamless marriage of Sagmeister's world-class design sensibility with substantive, humanist philosophy. Each spread is a masterclass in visual communication, where typography, infographics, and art direction do not merely illustrate the argument but *are* the argument. For readers who have grown numb to progress they cannot see, Now Is Better offers a paradigm shift — one rendered in stunning, unforgettable form.