Tibor Kalman (July 6, 1949 – May 2, 1999) was an American graphic designer of Hungarian origin, well known for his work as editor-in-chief of Colors magazine.
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.
Design is just language and the real issue is what you use that language to do.
I use contrary-ism in every part of my life.
Some people. . . cling to the idea that the photograph is an inherently real or honest image and as such is always on a different plane from an obviously subjective form of visual communication such as painting.
Your children will smash your understanding, knowledge and reality. You will be better off. Then they will leave. You'll miss them forever.
Think like an artist. Dress like an insurance salesman.
Pictures are so good at giving people information that they're not looking for.
If you don't have an idea, all you have is style.
To me, nothing is more vibrant than having the power to do something but not having the experience of knowing what's right and what's wrong.
Edits are very important to me - they're the way in which I work on everything.
What is said determines who listens and who understands. Graphic design is a language, but graphic designers are so busy worrying about the nuances - accents, punctuation and so on - that they spend little time thinking about what the words add up to. I’m interested in using our communication skills to change the way things are.
I'm not as good a writer as I'd like to be; therefore, I like to use images to tell stories.
The difference between good design and great design is INTELLIGENCE
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.
We don't talk about planes flying. We talk about them crashing.
You'll never go wrong when you work with someone smarter than you.
Consumer culture is contradiction in terms
When you make something no one hates, no one loves it.