Stefan Sagmeister
Stefan Sagmeister
Stefan Sagmeisteris a New York-based graphic designer 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...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth6 August 1962
CountryAustria
thinking design style
I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design.
drug drag feels
Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
people hobbies
Hobbies are for people that don't like what they're doing.
people might relate
So whatever I find true for myself, other people might also relate to.
new-york wall self-confidence
At the opening of our exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York we featured a wall of 10,000 bananas. Green bananas created a pattern against a background of yellow bananas spelling out the sentiment: Self-confidence produces fine results. After a number of days the green bananas turned yellow too and the type disappeared. When the yellow background bananas turned brown, the type (and the self-confidence) appeared again, only to go away when all bananas turned brown.
design looks typography
I discovered that I never really used Helvetica but I like to look at it. I like the VW beetle, too, although I've never driven one.
work-out guts
Having guts always works out for me.
honest
You're authentic when you're honest.
overcoming turns wells
Whenever I do overcome my inherent fear, it turns out well.
responsibility thinking levels
I don't think there is a particular responsibility on designers that is not on other professions... I think there's a responsibility for all of us to engage on all levels.
design make-you-happy
Yes, design can make you happy.
mind body way
The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body?
dad real desire
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.
heart design
To touch somebody’s heart with design.