Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far by Stefan Sagmeister

Each of these simple sayings is illustrated in gorgeous and experimental typography, often constructed from a wide variety of real-world materials like cactus, hot dogs, industrial tubing, tape, people, etc. 'Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses' or 'Complaining is silly.

This series of 14 booklets each outlines one or two pithy maxims per booklet (i.e. It is really hard not to like Stefan Sagmeister. For a while I was weary of how self-referential his work is, until I went to a talk he gave at my former college, where his charm and wit quickly outweighed my reservations about the guy. Stefan Sagmeister is much-loved by the design community and is emulated by scruffy design students around the globe. Shuffling the sequence of the signatures will produce 15 different covers. This book consists of 15 unbound signatures in a laser-cut slipcase. Accompanied by essays from design historian Steven Heller, Guggenheim chief curator Nancy Spector, and UK psychologist Daniel Nettle, as well as Sagmeister's own words, the series is revealed as a complex blend of personal revelation, art, and design-an eclectic mix of visual audacity and sound advice. With the support of his clients, Sagmeister transformed these sentences into typographic works, from billboards in France to sign-toting inflatable monkeys on the streets of Scotland. And we need constant reminders to keep us on the right path. This book began as a list designer Stefan Sagmeister made in his diary under the title Things I have learned in my life so far, which includes statements such as 'Worrying solves nothing' and 'Trying to look good limits my life.' The list reveals something that is profoundly true: Although human beings have been pursuing happiness for countless generations, it is not so easily achieved.

Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far by Stefan Sagmeister