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What is said determines who listens and who understands. Graphic design is a language, but graphic designers are so busy worrying about the nuances - accents, punctuation and so on - that they spend little time thinking about what the words add up to. I’m interested in using our communication skills to change the way things are.

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Tibor Kalman
Age: 49 †
Born: 1949
Born: July 6
Died: 1999
Died: May 2
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