- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd (7 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500283680
- ISBN-13: 978-0500283684
- Product Dimensions: 26.6 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 945,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tibor Kalman founded his design company M&Co in 1979 in partnership with his wife Maira Kalman, and it soon became known for bringing content and humour to design. At M&Co., his work ranged from album covers for the Talking Heads to the redevelopment of Times Square. Although he died over two years ago, his influence can still be seen everywhere to this day, from music videos to magazine design and art direction. Kalman's appeal reaches far beyond the traditional design community, however, because he sought to use design and the media to propel social change. Colors, the Benetton-sponsored international magazine which he spent six years editing, was his most sustained and passionate attempt to do this. Colors represented an unusual case study of a corporation seeking to use its market power for consciousness raising among the young. Circulation was more than half a million strong throughout the United States, England, Italy, France, Spain, Germany and elsewhere. This book includes at least three spreads from each issue Kalman created, along with the complete 13th issue - which was entirely visual - in facsimile, as well as sketches and layout drawings, Kalman's original notes, photos of Kalman and the staff at work, and commentaries and occasional sketches by Maira Kalman, his wife and business partner.
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Maira Kalman is the author/illustrator of ten children's books. In addition to designing for M&Co - which she launched with her husband Tibor Kalman - she contributes illustrations and writings to various publications, including The New Yorker and The New York Times. Ruth Peltason heads the company Bespolie Books, a company specializing in developing books on art and culture.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing!
1 Jun 2002
Format:Hardcover
I was disappointed with this books as soon as I browsed its contents. One third of the book is a reproduction of COLORS issue 13: probably the least interesting issue produced under the editorship of Tibor Kalman. Issue 13 had no words but 80 pages of stock photography - more of an indulgence than an issue of an otherwise extrodinary magazine. The previous 12 issues of COLORS had a wealth of both words and pictures on such themes as the street, wealth, religion, AIDS, travel, and sport. Unfortnately, in this retrospective, each issue only gets scant attention. As well, some of the excepts of the magazine are so inexplicably reduced in size that the text is impossible to read. The remainder of the book are exerpts from Tibor's scrapbook. Some of these excerpts are facinating, such as the FBI's reports of Tibor during his 'Cuban phase', but most merely confirm that that Kalman's strength came from his ideas and not from his skills in drawing or design.
Ignore this book. Buy Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist instead.
Ignore this book. Buy Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist instead.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
...yeah...it's worth buying.
29 Jun 2002
Format:Hardcover
My hope when buying this book was that I would find more indepth information about the creation of colors with insight coming from the people who assisted in its production. What I found was 1/3 of the book being redundant with Tibors book "Perverse Optimist." The last 1/3 of the book is a reproduction of issue 13 - an issue I already own - so that wasn't very helpful either.
I was almost completely dissapointed with this book until I reached the middle section - an archive of Tibor's sketches, doodles and thoughts that help readers like myself see exactly how he initiated ideas for Colors Magazine. THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. This fairly extensive section of the book offers heaps of photos that document Tibor's professional and activist life from High School onward. The supporting text by Maira is heart warming, funny and enlightmening. This section alone justifies buying the book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful book - too long lout of print
24 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a terrific book for anyone who loves unusual visual imagery. At least half the book is without text, just gorgeous photos. There is some material that could be distasteful, and you should know that going in and plan to skip those pages if they offend you. I'm not real crazy about the feces photos, for example. But so much of it is great, that it's okay for some of it to be outside my comfort zone. Someone else might not have my sensitivity. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who finds beauty in the unexpected - and in the expected.
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