Tibor Kalman: Graphic Designer

 
 
 
 
From a review of the times during which Tibor Kalman lived, it is readily apparent that many of the influences for his graphic designs stemmed from the historical context of his era. In Tibor Kalman: Design and Undesign, Liz Farrelly provides an account of the Hungarian artist's personal statement. A dissection of this statement via three quotes from it is useful in showing how the different contexts of Kalman's life experiences might have influenced his point of view as a designer.

Kalman's early life was filled with political, military, and social unrest. Yet he maintains he was "Lucky to be born in 1949. I got to live in and remember a real live Communist country until I was seven. I got to escape in the middle of the night" (Farrelly 8). Kalman maintains


     
 
 
 
    

 

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