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Summary: In your face
Review: Kalman was a fascinating artist, but above all, he was down to earth. He told it like it is. That's why people found his work disturbing and cutting edge at the same time. His images and ideas have the power to change how people think. As an artist, he was vastly underrated, but his art made important comments about popular culture. He fits right in with Warhol, Rauschenberg, et. al. This is a book worth many times its price.
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Summary: In your face
Review: Kalman was a fascinating artist, but above all, he was down to earth. He told it like it is. That's why people found his work disturbing and cutting edge at the same time. His images and ideas have the power to change how people think. As an artist, he was vastly underrated, but his art made important comments about popular culture. He fits right in with Warhol, Rauschenberg, et. al. This is a book worth many times its price.
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Summary: The world of a creative genius
Review: Think Tibor Kalman. Think Bennetton's controversal advertising. Think COLORS Magazine (http://www.benetton.com/colors/). Creative advertising, copywriting and photography at its best.Includes a biography of Tibor, some of his writing about design, countless visuals -- spreads from COLORS magazine, Tibor's ads, clock designs, promotional campaigns, etc. This is an excellent book I recommend to everyone who has interest in photography, advertising, graphic design or promotion. Buy it. Or go to a bookshop and spend the day with it.
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Summary: The world of a creative genius
Review: Think Tibor Kalman. Think Bennetton's controversal advertising. Think COLORS Magazine (http://www.benetton.com/colors/). Creative advertising, copywriting and photography at its best. Includes a biography of Tibor, some of his writing about design, countless visuals -- spreads from COLORS magazine, Tibor's ads, clock designs, promotional campaigns, etc. This is an excellent book I recommend to everyone who has interest in photography, advertising, graphic design or promotion. Buy it. Or go to a bookshop and spend the day with it.
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Summary: Web designers take note!
Review: This book is an inspiration. Check out his exhibit at the SF Moma if you can, and pick this book up for reference. Here is a designer that realized that everything should not look neat, polished, and bland- reflecting what every corporate machine thinks is "tasteful". The designer has a responsibility to add flair, artistic integrity and originality into his/her work. That means punch, depth, grit, irony- everything that we used to see in advertising before MTV and online megastores. Today's web designers often copy the latest "polished" style in an attempt to look professional, and garner more clients. That's why so much of the web looks alike right now. I even admit that I look back on old designs and wonder if I designed something because I liked it- or if I knew that the client would like it. This book helps to shake forth the notion that we can propel design (even on the web) both artistically and commercially, forward with social and political integrity! Buy this book.
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Summary: required reading
Review: This is just plain required reading for anyone in a creative field. Tibor puts the humanity back into the design experience for both the designer and the viewer. Before we designed for "users" Tibor taught us that we were people designing for people. He was also a huge believer of the designer as an active participant in the social landscape. It's a shame that he's gone.
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Summary: required reading
Review: This is just plain required reading for anyone in a creative field. Tibor puts the humanity back into the design experience for both the designer and the viewer. Before we designed for "users" Tibor taught us that we were people designing for people. He was also a huge believer of the designer as an active participant in the social landscape. It's a shame that he's gone.
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Summary: Design from your soul
Review: This is the truth. It seems so many designers are looking for the "rock star" status that design seems to bring today that they forget the things Tibor brought (and are important) to the world of design. There are great things to be seen in this book. We are communicating for the people. Not the green pieces of paper. No one says this better with more humor and sensitivy than Tibor Kalman. I wish I could sit with him and talk.
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Summary: Design from your soul
Review: This is the truth. It seems so many designers are looking for the "rock star" status that design seems to bring today that they forget the things Tibor brought (and are important) to the world of design. There are great things to be seen in this book. We are communicating for the people. Not the green pieces of paper. No one says this better with more humor and sensitivy than Tibor Kalman. I wish I could sit with him and talk.
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Summary: holy crap!
Review: what a fantastic book this is. i often buy books here in toronto at one of the big chain stores and return them for the money because they're too darn expensive (this one was $95!). but i cannot bring myself to return it so instead i'm eating kraft dinner for a month. an absolutely fantastic book!
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