Tibor Kalman
Tibor Kalman
Tibor Kalmanwas an American graphic designer of Hungarian origin, well known for his work as editor-in-chief of Colors magazine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth6 July 1949
CountryUnited States of America
Tibor Kalman quotes about
imperfection insanity flying
I am interested in imperfections, quirkiness, insanity, unpredictability. That's what we really pay attention to anyway. We don't talk about planes flying; we talk about them crashing.
always-trying down-and looks
I'm always trying to turn things upside down and see if they look any better.
differences design great-design
The difference between good design and great design is INTELLIGENCE
successful knowing perfect
The perfect state of creative bliss is having power (you are 50) and knowing nothing (you are 9). This assures an interesting and successful outcome.
culture contradiction term
Consumer culture is contradiction in terms
nice moving looks
Good designers are no longer satisfied in taking the manuscript from someone and making it look nice. One of the things that I've tried to do is move from being a designer to a content provider.
isms use contrary
I use contrary-ism in every part of my life.
agent change face future government immediate less social time
Let's face it: we live at a time when government is less and less powerful, less and less effective, and the agent of social change, at least for the immediate future, is the corporation.
model society tries
We live in a society and a culture and an economic model that tries to make everything look right.