Now Is Better
By Stefan Sagmeister

As seen in Design Matters with Debbie Millman,and PRINT Magazine,and The Slowdown, andand Design BoomStefan Sagmeister's newest project encourages long-term thinking and reminds us that many things in the world are improvingInitially 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.and 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 andand will appeal to all visually minded readers, providing a positive reaction to the tumultuous news cycle of recent years.Published in softcover with flapsand Now is Betterand is contained within a die-cut slipcase and accompanied by a lenticular print designed by Sagmeister.and Now is Betterand is an intriguing and thoughtful visual meditation on our daily lives.