journal five

"How Good Is Good?" an article written by Stefan Sagmeister, provides points to enriching ones life as a person and designer. The tone in his article is written for an easy read but brings up important topics and mindsets we should have. He often refers to priorities he has. At the beginning of the article he list three reasons for being alive and reasons to "get out of bed in the morning". At first his list goes like this...

1. Strive for happiness
2. Don’t hurt anybody
3. Help, others achieve the same

To create a better list he changes the priority of the reasons on the list

1. Help others
2. Don’t hurt anybody
3. Strive for happiness

I like that he has changed his mindset and is always looking for a way for the greater good of society as well as benefitting himself.

A question I would pose to sagmeister would be why so kind so humanity, instead of being selfish like many humans and designers? He is always trying to find the solution for everyone not just one.

I believe Sagmeister is so popular because his designs are amazing and he can really relate to the majority of the public. I enjoy his writing and design and am eager to see more for him.