David CarsonBy Amy and Sophia

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.

Examples of Dingbat:

Carson’s Other Work

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.

Example

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