But it could also be interesting to move on toward something completely different.Ĭover of Things I have learned in my life so far, Updated Edition by Stefan Sagmeister, 2013 ( Abrams) If there are worthwhile things to be learned and ways to develop them into proper design projects, then yes.
What’s the most important thing you learned as you made the transition from a one-principal firm to a partnership?ĭ&B: Are you still learning? Will there be another updated edition of Things I have learned.? and the new edition, your business changed from Sagmeister Inc. SS: I thought the sentence “Don’t judge people according to their appearance” was beautifully executed, very touching. I am also very fond of “Honesty can solve any problem.”ĭ&B: Between the first edition of Things I have learned. What are some of the most interesting entries you’ve seen appear on the site? Interior pages from Things I have learned in my life so farĭ&B: We like that you expanded the book to a website and that there you invite everyone to share the things they have learned in their lives so far. It’s like training in the gym: The more often I do it, the better I’ll be at it. I found this to be a very efficient technique to change myself.
SS: While working on The Happy Film, I underwent cognitive therapy as one of the strategies to increase my well-being. What is the most important way in which you have changed yourself? I make a point to write once a week, and-when times are exciting-more often.ĭ&B: In the part of the book where you talk about “Don’t expect people to change,” which sounds sort of pessimistic, you also say: “I have found that changing myself is possible,” which sounds very optimistic. Stefan Sagmeister: In the last decade I’ve switched from a handwritten diary to a typed one, and since then my writing has become much more regular. Aren’t you too busy to write in a diary? How often do you make entries?
We also reprise his popular book list for Designers & Books-now updated with some new commentary.ĭesigners & Books: Things I have learned in my life so far comes from the entries you make in your diary. A few days before a live and online signing of his latest book, the updated edition of Things I have learned in my life so far (2013, Abrams), scheduled at his New York studio on February 6, graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister agreed to answer a few questions about the book, its online offshoot, and a little bit about what he’s learned (so far).
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