You're authentic when you're honest. Stefan Sagmeister More Quotes by Stefan Sagmeister More Quotes From Stefan Sagmeister To be a good designer, you would need to have deep and far-reaching interests outside of the profession. Stefan Sagmeister reachingdesignerneeds It is very important to embrace failure and to do a lot of stuff — as much stuff as possible — with as little fear as possible. It’s much, much better to wind up with a lot of crap having tried it than to overthink in the beginning and not do it. Stefan Sagmeister importantlittleswind 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 wantdesirethinking Complaining is silly. Either act or forget. Stefan Sagmeister letting-gomotivationalinspirational You can have an art experience in front of a Rembrandt... or in front of a piece of graphic design. Stefan Sagmeister designpiecesart If you want to communicate something, youd better make sure that your design piece is well-dressed and that its teeth are fixed. At the same time, I still believe that if it is only stylistically great and it has nothing to say, it still is not going to make a lasting impression on anybody. Stefan Sagmeister teethdesignbelieve Work your ass off. Don't be an asshole. Stefan Sagmeister assdesign Yes, design can make you happy. Stefan Sagmeister make-you-happydesign Hobbies are for people that don't like what they're doing. Stefan Sagmeister hobbiespeople Ensure it feels like it's made by humans, for humans. Stefan Sagmeister humansmadefeels I don't think there is a particular responsibility on designers that is not on other professions... I think there's a responsibility for all of us to engage on all levels. Stefan Sagmeister levelsresponsibilitythinking I have done enough bullshit lately, I just have to make time for something better. Something good. Stefan Sagmeister making-timebullshitdone I discovered that I never really used Helvetica but I like to look at it. I like the VW beetle, too, although I've never driven one. Stefan Sagmeister typographydesignlooks To touch somebody’s heart with design. Stefan Sagmeister designheart Having guts always works out for me. Stefan Sagmeister gutswork-out The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body? Stefan Sagmeister bodyanswersmind Whenever I do overcome my inherent fear, it turns out well. Stefan Sagmeister turnswellsovercoming At the opening of our exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York we featured a wall of 10,000 bananas. Green bananas created a pattern against a background of yellow bananas spelling out the sentiment: Self-confidence produces fine results. After a number of days the green bananas turned yellow too and the type disappeared. When the yellow background bananas turned brown, the type (and the self-confidence) appeared again, only to go away when all bananas turned brown. Stefan Sagmeister self-confidencewallnew-york Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome. Stefan Sagmeister welcomecomputerexcuse I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design. Stefan Sagmeister styledesignthinking
