presentation david carson
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Early Life and Career
• Carson was born on September 8th, 1954.
• First worked as sociology professor at San Diego State University.
• 1983 he started to experiment with graphic design,
• In 1992 Carson became art director for Ray Gun magazine
What Make Carson Famous• Carson’s unique ability to transform the
norm of conventional magazines by experimenting with different varieties of mediums.
• ‘Grunge’ typography.
• Use of the Font Dingbat.
Carson’s Philosophy
• Carson is all about breaking the rule. He is constantly changing public views on graphic design and commercial art. He had what could be described as a very anarchist style in the 90’s.
• David Carson’s philosophy is the way he comes up with his ideas and creates his work. Before starting a design, he’ll read the article, analyze the product and listen to the music. From there he gets a feel for whatever the topic is, and he tries to crate that visually and emotionally through his art and typography.
What Should Influence Designers• Picture of Carson & his quote.• ‘I think it’s really important
that designers put themselves into the work. No one else has your background, upbringing, life experiences, and if you can put a bit of that into your work, two things will happen: you’ll enjoy the work more, and you’ll do your best work.’
- David Carson
Who Carson has influenced:
• He largely influenced the dirty-grunge movement in design trends of the 90s.• Carson also influenced many artists, because he shook up
the type world. • Instead of following all of the typographic rules, Carson
broke them all. Thus, enabling other artists to do new and inventive things that they wouldn’t have done before.
David Carson – A Designer’s Story
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2H-gmUl6c