Tibor Kalman (b. 1949, d. May 2, 1999) was an influential graphic designer. Kalman is most known for his work as editor on Colors magazine.
Kalman was born in Budapest and became a U.S resident in 1956. He worked at a small bookstore in the 1970s that eventually became Barnes & Noble;, and became the supervisor of their in-house design department. He started his own design firm, M&Co, in 1979, doing work for such diverse clients as the Limited Corporation and Talking Heads.
Kalman became founding editor-in-chief of the Benetton-sponsored Colors in 1990. Billed as "a magazine about the rest of the world", Colors focused on multiculturalism and global awareness. This perspective was communicated through Kalman's bold graphic design, typography, and juxtaposition of photographs and doctored images, including a series in which highly recognizeable figures such as the Pope and Queen Elizabeth were depicted as racial minorities. Kalman remained the main creative force behind Colors until he left the magazine in 1995.
