Now is Better
Now is Better
Now is Better
Now is Better
Now is Better
Now is Better
Now is Better
Now is Better
Now is Better

Now is Better

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With the constant barrage of bad news we take in every day, it can be easy to think that we’re living through uniquely terrible and tumultuous times — but while it’s true that we do face our fair share of challenges in today’s world, the data actually shows that we have made many significant cultural and political improvements over the past few centuries. From designer Stefan Sagmeister, Now Is Better uses historical data to offer both an encouraging look at how far humanity has come and hope for the changes we can still make. Sagmeister brings these uplifting stats to life through vivid, artful graphs, which are cleverly inlaid into nineteenth century paintings, embroidered canvases, lenticular prints, hand-painted water glasses, statement-making garments and more. These images illustrate for visually-minded readers how things like literacy, life expectancy, women’s rights and democracy have been steadily trending upwards over time and how things like famine, murder, oil spills, war and suicide have noticeably been decreasing. Along with these visual examples, you’ll also find text from Sagmeister that dives into the research behind these statistics, as well as a foreword from psychologist Steven Pinker, a featured essay from graphic designer and historian Steven Heller and a conversation between Sagmeister and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist. A silver lining in book form, Now Is Better is a powerful reminder that, long-term, things have changed for the positive — and they can continue to.


•by Stefan Stagmeister
•foreword by Steven Pinker
•additional text by Steven Heller and Hans Ulrich Obrist
•hardcover
•264 pages


Dimensions:

•7"W x 1"D x 9.75"H

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