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Stefan Sagmeister

Stefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962) is a New York-based graphic designer, storyteller, and typographer. Sagmeister co-founded a design firm called Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. with Jessica Walsh in New York City. He has designed album covers for Lou Reed, OK Go, The Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Jay Z, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny.

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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.

Blow, Empty, Place, Results, Rooms, Yield

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.

Dad, Desire, Language, Real, Stopped

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.

Believe, Design, Nothing, Teeth

Having guts always works out for me.

Guts, Having, Work Out, Works

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.

Glimpse, Ideas, Keep, Light, Moving, Track

The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body?

Answers, Body, Mind, Ones, Question, Way

I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design.

Design, Graphic, Style, Think, Thinking

Hobbies are for people that don't like what they're doing.

Hobbies, Like, People

Whenever I do overcome my inherent fear, it turns out well.

Inherent, Overcome, Overcoming, Turns, Wells

To be a good designer, you would need to have deep and far-reaching interests outside of the profession.

Deep, Designer, Needs, Profession, Reaching

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.

Desire, Inhuman, See, Thinking, Ultimately, Want

You're authentic when you're honest.

Authentic, Honest

Trying to always be the nice guy, to appear good, can be limiting. Avoiding confrontation has closed up a number of possibilities for me.

Closed, Guy, Nice, Numbers

Ensure it feels like it's made by humans, for humans.

Ensure, Feels, Humans, Made

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?

Cutting, Genetics, Mind, Running, Same, Worked

I have done enough bullshit lately, I just have to make time for something better. Something good.

Bullshit, Done, Good, Making Time, Time

Yes, design can make you happy.

Design, Happy, Make, Make You Happy, Yes

Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.

Complaining, Forget, Inspirational, Letting Go, Motivational, Silly

To touch somebody’s heart with design.

Design, Heart, Somebodys, Touch

Peter Noever is a pain in the ass and a joy in the heart.

Heart, Joy, Noever, Pain, Peter

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