Curtis was successful in several creative disciplines. David hillman curtis work has been featured in numerous design publications worldwide. Stefan sagmeister has designed graphics for clients as diverse as the rolling stones and the guggenheim museum. David hillman curtis was a filmmaker, designer and author. Instead, he became fiercely committed to web democratization and helped educate a new generation of designers with his wildly popular and insightful howto books flash web design. Course details artist series is a series of videos, created by hillman curtis, that showcases leading designers and design firms. Austrian graphic designer stefan sagmeister is doing well. Sagmeister and curtis went on to collaborate on several additional projects in the. Join hillman curtis for an indepth discussion in this video, sagmeister 08, part of artist series with hillman curtis. Paula scher, david carson, lawrence weiner, stefan sagmeister, james victore, pentagram. As an author, curtis published books on design and filmmaking, and. In all, he published four books on new media design which have sold over 150 thousand copies and been translated into 14 languages. Designerfilmmaker hillman curtis and designer stefan. Join hillman curtis for an indepth discussion in this video, sagmeister, part of artist series with hillman curtis.
The happy film doesnt exactly provide depth to its provocative subject, and there are weird omissions in its storytelling. Hillman curtis, a former rock musician who became a prominent firstgeneration web designer and a. His books have sold more than 150,000 copies and have been translated into 14 languages. Process, inspiration and practice for the new media designer. Curtis was the principal and chief creative officer of, inc. Hillman curtis has 15 books on goodreads with 536 ratings. His film work includes ride, rise, roar, a feature length documentary on david byrne which premiered at sxsw in 2009, as well as several national commercials, online commercial work, and a number of highly acclaimed documentaries and short films.
His latest project, the happy film, is a featurelength film loosely based on designer stefan sagmeisters book things i have learned in my life. Hillman curtis was a filmmaker, new media designer, author, husband and father. Hillman curtis 1961 2012 was an american new media designer, author, and filmmaker. He was nominated for the cooper hewitt national design award in 2009. Successful creative designer stefan sagmeister attempts to find the root of human happiness by experimenting with meditation, therapy, and drugs in this graphic design projectturned experimental documentary.
David hillman curtis was an american new media designer, author, musician and filmmaker. He has also lectured extensively on design and film related subjects throughout europe, asia and the usa. Hillman curtis memorial celebration set for june 21. He was the founder and creative director of hillmancurtis, inc. China top electronics contract manufacturer full pcb assembly onestop solution learn more about us 15 years of pcb manufacturing excellence with quality at its best. The reason for designing new media is simpleto subtly and quietly change the world. More recently he worked on the happy film with stefan sagmeister. He and two sisters were raised by his mother and stepfather, susan. Hillman curtis, designer, author and filmmaker, died yesterday aged 51 after a. Hillman curtis memorial celebration set for june 21 adweek. Hillman curtis described himself as a serial selfreinventor, but to others curtis.
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