12 Stefan Sagmeister Quotes for You to Enjoy

Stefan Sagmeister

Austrian Designer

Born: Aug 6, 1962

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Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome. Stefan Sagmeister

Welcome Computer Computer Screen Excuse Get Any Screen Away

I didn't think that personal style had much value in graphic design. Stefan Sagmeister

Value Style Design Think Had Personal Personal Style Much Graphic Graphic Design

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

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If you want to communicate something, you'd 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

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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. Stefan Sagmeister

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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. Stefan Sagmeister

Myself People Thought Whatever Other Relate Find Had True Also Am Discovered Than Might Much Less Special

I'm actually quite critical of the storytelling theme. I think all the storytellers are not storytellers. Stefan Sagmeister

Think Critical Quite Storytellers Storytelling Theme Actually

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?' Stefan Sagmeister

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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. Stefan Sagmeister

By far, the most determining factor of any brand is the product or the service the company produces. Branding companies have very rarely any significant influence on that, but it is, of course, in their interest to amplify their importance. Stefan Sagmeister

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