Tibor Kalman Professions : Graphic Designer Born : July 6, 1949 Died : May 2, 1999 Browse All Authors Top 29 quotes by Tibor Kalman When you make something no one hates, no one loves it. Tibor Kalman graphic-design design hate 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. Tibor Kalman imperfection flying insanity Design is just language and the real issue is what you use that language to do. Tibor Kalman issues design real The difference between good design and great design is INTELLIGENCE Tibor Kalman great-design design differences I'm always trying to turn things upside down and see if they look any better. Tibor Kalman always-trying down-and looks You'll never go wrong when you work with someone smarter than you. Tibor Kalman smarter 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. Tibor Kalman communication skills thinking No matter what your cultural sophistication or what language you speak, everyone can understand images. Tibor Kalman language speak matter 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. Tibor Kalman knowing-nothing successful perfect If you don't have an idea, all you have is style. Tibor Kalman style ifs ideas I'm not as good a writer as I'd like to be; therefore, I like to use images to tell stories. Tibor Kalman use stories 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. Tibor Kalman nice looks moving Pictures are so good at giving people information that they're not looking for. Tibor Kalman information giving people Think like an artist. Dress like an insurance salesman. Tibor Kalman artist dresses thinking If someone is going to permit me to make a publication that is politically and culturally progressive and not tell me to put their favorite movie stars on the cover, if I get to do what I want in an honest way - as I did in the beginning at 'Colors' - then I'm going to do it. Tibor Kalman color stars want Your children will smash your understanding, knowledge and reality. You will be better off. Then they will leave. You'll miss them forever. Tibor Kalman understanding-knowledge children reality I'm not against beauty, it just sounds boring to me. Tibor Kalman boring sound Perspective is a moment in time that cannot be fully appreciated until that moment has passed. Tibor Kalman perspective appreciated moments Consumer culture is contradiction in terms Tibor Kalman contradiction term culture We don't talk about planes flying. We talk about them crashing. Tibor Kalman unpredictability planes flying Similar Authors Bruno Monguzzi graphic-designer Brian Webb graphic-designer Armin Hofmann graphic-designer April Greiman graphic-designer Alvin Lustig graphic-designer Alexey Brodovitch graphic-designer All Authors
