Austrian - Designer | August 6, 1962 -
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
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I didn't think that personal style had much value in graphic design.
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The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains one's body?
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Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome.
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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.
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There are brands out there in the world that have an incredible influence on the culture. Numerous ones are badly done.
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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.
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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.
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I'm actually quite critical of the storytelling theme. I think all the storytellers are not storytellers.
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I can see my work as a job. I do it for money. I likely already look forward to the weekend on Thursdays. And I probably will need a hobby as a leveling mechanism. In a career, I'm definitely more engaged. But at the same time, there will be periods when I think, 'Is all that really hard work really worth my while?'
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It's much more difficult to make an unbound book than a bound book, because the factories aren't set up to make an unbound book.
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You could say that bad typography brought us the Afghanistan war, the Iraq war, the housing crisis and a good number of other things.
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