Things I have learned in my life so far
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Amazon Significant Seven, March 2008: Many consider Stefan Sagmeister to be our most important living designer, but he reaches beyond design circles in sharing 20 Things I have learned in my life so far, including the fact that "keeping a diary supports personal development." Proving his point, this book grew from a list in his diary during a year-long commercial hiatus. He returned to paid work with greater freedom from clients and himself, and created a series of projects spelling out personal truths--"worrying solves nothing," "trying to look good limits my life," and other simple, meaningful statements. Most are public and interactive (words spelled out on the backs of swimmers in the Hudson River, or displayed by enormous blow-up monkeys lounging around Scotland, or flaming in Singaporean bamboo scaffolding), while others are more private experiments with intriguing materials (sausages, cacti, sperm). All are presented--along with personal anecdotes supporting his assertions and notes on the practicalities of creating each project--in an alluringly interactive format: a "box" of 15 booklets with unique covers that can be switched to transform the look of the case from creepy to lovely. --Mari Malcolm |
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Taking small dosages...
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When I was younger and before I knew I was going to be a designer, I was into basketball. In the afternoons, before going to the courts to play for a few hours, I would watch "NBA Action" on TV, which would get me "pumped" and full of anticipation/inspiration. Many times I felt that my good playing of a particular day was greatly influenced by the positive vibes I got from watching NBA superstars at their best.
Now, it is design books that I think cause the same feeling on me. They obviously don't guarantee great designing, but they are tremendously inspiring and definitely contribute to predisposing me to aim higher.
I typically devour these publications, like a music fan would do with a latest release. It seems like the most logical and fan-like thing to do, doesn't it?
Well, this time I'm trying something different.
In the case of Stefan's new book, I've decided to administer its contents in small dosages, so as to enjoy its great effects for a longer period of time. Being that the book comes in unbound signatures, this method becomes easier for me, because I can just pick one and read it slowly when I need a fix the most.
What I experienced with "Made you Look" (Stefan's previous title) is something I continue to experience with "Things I Have Learned in My Life so Far," and that is not just the elation from looking at the images and solutions to design problems; I feel it's the way of his thinking and the honesty with which the stories are written, that I find the most contagious in terms of inspiration, optimism and hope. |
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