Nader Gharib - Stefan Stagmeister- The Happy Show

Stefan Stagmeister- The Happy Show

Totally the opposite of what I expected. Stefan Stagmeister gave me a new view on what happiness is. I found it very interesting and enjoyable to read and look at all the nook and corners of his opinion of what happiness was for him.

The gumball happiness radar I guess you can call it was very cool. Because no one wanted to choose the gumball from the lower numbers, but I guess I came late and I had to choose a lower number, as people watch me thinking to them selves why isn’t this person happy. I also found it very interesting how he had a map of the world that showed where in the world is it happy and where it is not. I had no clue being in Russia was so unhappy. One of the funniest thing was the flotation monkeys that spelled out everybody thinks they are right. I felt like a kid again walking into the room with these humongous flotation monkeys. I didn't understand why he used monkeys it could be the simple fact that it made you happy looking at them.

What also intrigued me was the interactive aspect Stagmeister added into his exhibit. You had to find different messages that he left, for example he left messages on the floor or near outlets on the wall. He also had his favorite candy that he handed out with many hands, the illuminating lights that had a person ride a bike that seemed to be the power source, but I’m not entirely sure. What also I found relatable was the typography that he chose to write with his own handwriting.

From the reading How to Define Problems Lupton try’s to find and reason what clients are really looking for. You can see a connection with Lupton's process getting research and the way Stagmeister original process works. I've always found it difficult getting ideas or processing a design project, but after looking the process Stagmeister did and especially reading Lupton's process how she laid it out I feel more comfortable. Over all my experience at the Stagmeister exhibit was a fun one, if his goal was to make you leave being happy I think he achieved his goal.