I think it's ultimately inhuman to only see things for their functionality. We want things to be more than that. The desire for beauty is something that's in us, and it's not trivial. Stefan Sagmeister More Quotes by Stefan Sagmeister More Quotes From Stefan Sagmeister Trying to always be the nice guy, to appear good, can be limiting. Avoiding confrontation has closed up a number of possibilities for me. Stefan Sagmeister guy nice numbers Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on. Stefan Sagmeister drag drug feels My granddad wanted to become a sign painter and designer, but was stopped; my dad would have had a real talent for language, but was stopped. When I expressed a desire to become a graphic designer, I was not stopped. Stefan Sagmeister dad real desire So whatever I find true for myself, other people might also relate to. Stefan Sagmeister relate might people Everyone who is honest is interesting. Stefan Sagmeister honest interesting Being in a foreign place, preferably for the first time, having seen many things and collected new impressions, and returning to an empty hotel room with an hour or so to blow. That mix often yields fine results. Stefan Sagmeister yield blow rooms Peter Noever is a pain in the ass and a joy in the heart. Stefan Sagmeister pain heart joy Keeping a diary supports personal development. Stefan Sagmeister support development diaries I myself am doing a full year of experiments every seven years, but I'm sure many other divisions are possible, depending on the field, the possibilities, and personal preferences. One hour a day or a day a week. Stefan Sagmeister division fields years My diary entries allow me to keep track of all the things I would like to change about my life. Stefan Sagmeister diary-entries track diaries The conventional wisdom in our business is that you have to grow and keep moving to survive. We never grew, always stayed tiny, and it serves us very well over the years, allowing us to pick and choose projects, and keeping our financial independence from our clients. We actually have a rather good track record, because we do select projects carefully. Most of our ideas don't eat dust but glimpse the light of day because we find it much more helpful to spend some serious time and effort before we start working on a project, rather than suffer through it afterwards. Stefan Sagmeister dust years moving In running, I know that I can train as much as I want and Im never going to break the world record for the five miles. Its partly genetics; Im just not built for it. But if I worked really hard, I might be able to cut my time by half. Could I do the same thing with my mind and my well-being? Stefan Sagmeister cutting mind running Everybody thinks they are right Stefan Sagmeister hipster inspirational thinking To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness. Though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless. Stefan Sagmeister good good-health health happiness I am not a religious person myself, but I did look for nature. I had spent my first sabbatical in New York City. Looked for something different for the second one. Europe and the U.S. didn't really feel enticing because I knew them too well. So Asia it was. The most beautiful landscapes I had seen in Asia were Sri Lanka and Bali. Stefan Sagmeister i-am myself nature beautiful You could say that bad typography brought us the Afghanistan war, the Iraq war, the housing crisis and a good number of other things. Stefan Sagmeister bad good you war I run a design studio in New York. Every seven years, I close it for one year to pursue some little experiments, things that are always difficult to accomplish during the regular working year. In that year, we are not available for any of our clients. We are totally closed. And as you can imagine, it is a lovely and very energetic time. Stefan Sagmeister new you design time Some people said, 'Oh you're going to become a fine artist now and do exhibits and stuff.' But I have no desire to do that. I really like design and I'm going to stay with it. Stefan Sagmeister some-people you design people I had discovered that I'm much less special than I thought I am. So whatever I find true for myself, other people might also relate to. Stefan Sagmeister i-am thought myself people I'm actually quite critical of the storytelling theme. I think all the storytellers are not storytellers. Stefan Sagmeister i-think think theme storytelling
