Stefan Sagmeister quotes

The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body? (Stefan Sagmeister)
I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome. View quote
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Downtown Toronto is a very good place to talk about the neutrality of modernist architecture. I'm sure this kind of box-building was interesting in the Twenties, Thirties and Forties, but I think it's absolutely ridiculous to build like this in 2013. View quote
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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. View quote
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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? View quote
Stefan Sagmeister

Stefan Sagmeister

Stefan Sagmeister - Image
Photo: Simon Zirkunow from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Austrian Designer
Born: August 6, 1962
Quotes count: 8