Stefan Sagmeister: Things I have learned in my life so far

http://www.ted.com Rockstar designer Stefan Sagmeister delivers a short, witty talk on life lessons, expressed through surprising modes of design (including ... inflatable monkeys?).

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[africanchina1]

being cool and being a poser are opposites

[NastyDHL]

I think he means that money without any other possessions in worthless (by itself), but what you can do with the money can buy things to contribute to your happiness...

Anyway, I disagree lordcheetah...I don't think what money can buy contributes to one's happiness, it simply helps to distract one better from one's unhappiness.

[salimroslyn]

very interesting post. Keep it up!

[neilss1]

I remember the monkey in aberdeen :)

[uncleshan]

cool to have a list like that.

[uncleshan]

@Kimmathykay . everybody thinks they are right...

[drifttune]

Some assignments I've done at school were completely inspired by Sagmeister's creativity and his method of somehow involving, and interacting with, the viewer through his works. Of course I cannot live off his intellect indefinitely, but these talks provide a great guide into how I can create better designs. Stefan is a true inspiration. 

[gordinidesigns]

A remarkable visionary - I have watched all his TED talks. I recommend watching them all to those who enjoyed this one. Namaste

[NEHARY]

i ssooo want to work for him!

and yes keeping a diary does support personal development.

[wlchrbandit]

just discovered this guy after being told to research him for a college project... what a guy!

[Kimmathykay]

The last one: "Everybody who is honest is interesting." Does he also inversely mean everybody who is dishonest is not interesting? I'm not sure I can agree with either. Whether it is a fake veneer or an alter ego side to a person, I think fakeness can be interesting. And perhaps, some people are truly boring! i.e. My mother, but we won't get in to that.

[luchogallardoleon]

The monkeys looked good, because que was using something like a magician trick: "Guess what the meaning is...". But then you realizes that there's no relation between the images and the phrase. Looked like ramdom. I mean: "worring solves nothing" combined with some kind of budhists escenario, would have been obvios and too easy, but the ramdom scenerario doesn´t help at all. "Dont worry", made of knots, would have been much better.