David Carson

David Carson

 

 

David Carson is a well known Graphic designer and art director. He is one of the top Graphic artists at this time. He has influenced many people around the world. He used to teach in 1980. He published a monograph called, ''The End of print.'' He produced books, ad campaigns, videos and magazines.

When the magazine, ''Ray Gun,'' was launched in 1992, Carson was told to be the art director and the magazine became more popular.
In 1995-2003 he had his own studio and he worked for different clients, such as fashion, entertainment: Nike, Toyota and MTV.

David Carson uses experimental typography for his works. He also worked for Pepsi cola, Rayban, Budweiser, Giorgio Armani and Warner Bros. He was one of the top 40 magazine covers of all time.

In 2004, Carson also became a creative director of the Gibbes Museum of Art. In 2011 he was also a design director of Quicksilver Pro Surfing contest in France. He designed the branding of the Quicksilver in NY.

His layout consisted of distorted typefaces and fractured imagery that it was almost illegible.

This image is a 1993 ray gun magazine.

Ray gun magazine-1995. It had no grid or formula so that the individual could dictate where is the layout and direction.
Carson's approach to design is intuitive, personal and experimental.

His influence is lack of formal training and life experience. He also got influenced by a Swiss Designer, Hans Rudolf Lutz.  

His strongest skill is being able to speak visually and emotionally to different audiences.

References:

david carson design. 2015. david carson design. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/. [Accessed 26 January 2015].

AIGA | David Carson . 2015. AIGA | David Carson . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.aiga.org/medalist-david-carson/. [Accessed 29 January 2015].

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