Stefan Sagmeister

Keeping a diary supports personal development.

— Stefan Sagmeister

People who actually tell stories, meaning people who write novels and make feature films, don't see themselves as storytellers.

— Stefan Sagmeister

Some people said, 'Oh you're going to become a fine artist now and do exhibits and stuff.' But I have no desire…

— Stefan Sagmeister

My diary entries allow me to keep track of all the things I would like to change about my life.

— Stefan Sagmeister

I can see my work as a job. I do it for money. I likely already look forward to the weekend on…

— Stefan Sagmeister

By far, the most determining factor of any brand is the product or the service the company produces. Branding companies have very…

— Stefan Sagmeister

There are brands out there in the world that have an incredible influence on the culture. Numerous ones are badly done.

— Stefan Sagmeister

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

— Stefan Sagmeister

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

— Stefan Sagmeister

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

— Stefan Sagmeister

Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.

— Stefan Sagmeister

If you want to communicate something, youd better make sure that your design piece is well-dressed and that its teeth are fixed.…

— Stefan Sagmeister

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

— Stefan Sagmeister

You're authentic when you're honest.

— Stefan Sagmeister

You could say that bad typography brought us the Afghanistan war, the Iraq war, the housing crisis and a good number of…

— Stefan Sagmeister

In running, I know that I can train as much as I want and Im never going to break the world record…

— Stefan Sagmeister

At the opening of our exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York we featured a wall of 10,000 bananas. Green bananas created…

— Stefan Sagmeister

Downtown Toronto is a very good place to talk about the neutrality of modernist architecture. I'm sure this kind of box-building was…

— Stefan Sagmeister

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

— Stefan Sagmeister

Being in a foreign place, preferably for the first time, having seen many things and collected new impressions, and returning to an…

— Stefan Sagmeister

I am not a religious person myself, but I did look for nature. I had spent my first sabbatical in New York…

— Stefan Sagmeister

I don't think there is a particular responsibility on designers that is not on other professions... I think there's a responsibility for…

— Stefan Sagmeister

The conventional wisdom in our business is that you have to grow and keep moving to survive. We never grew, always stayed…

— Stefan Sagmeister

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

— Stefan Sagmeister

Having guts always works out for me.

— Stefan Sagmeister