Summary

By William Channer | 22 Jan 2012 | Length: 25 mins

Stefan explains how to launch your design career and run your own design company. He also outlines the benefits of taking sabbaticals and how to plan them. Note: Sorry about the police sirens in the background.

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Stefan Sagmeister

Launching your Design Career

Advice

It helps if you really want this. Some sort of hunger or desire to do good work is very helpful. You need to have common sense and an ability to get things done. You need to be unstoppable, in that you can climb walls and overcome hurdles.

Stefan Sagmeister is a New York-based graphic designer and typographer. He is the founder of Sagmeister Inc. He has designed album covers for Lou Reed, OK Go, The Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny. Sagmeister has received several Grammy Awards for his work.

Facts

Born : Bregenz, Austria

Education : University for Applied Arts in Vienna

Favorite Film : Magnolia

Favorite Gadget : Macbook Pro

Favorite Meal : Tiny Bow (Chinese Soup Dumplings)

Favorite Place : New York City

Favorite Software : Right now: Evernote

Favorite Website : TED

First Job : Alphorn magazine, Austria

Role Model : Tibor Kalman

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