num_pages: 420
description: Tibor Perverse Optimist is the definitive and exuberant document of the late Tibor Kalman's work and ideas. This full-color, oversize title reveals Kalman's thoughts on magazines, advertising, sex, bookstores, food, and the design profession. Product designs, stills and storyboards from his film and video projects, and spreads from his book and magazine work are included. The impressive list of contributors includes Kurt Andersen, Paola Antonelli, David Byrne, Jay Chiat, Steven Heller, Isaac Mizrahi, Chee Pearlman, Rick Poynor, and Ingrid Sischy.
language: English
title: Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist
titlecomplete: Tibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist
genres: Design, Reference, Art Design, Biography, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 304
publisher: Princeton Architectural Press