David Carson
David Carson
David Carsonis an American graphic designer, art director and surfer. He is best known for his innovative magazine design, and use of experimental typography. He was the art director for the magazine Ray Gun, in which he employed much of the typographic and layout style for which he is known. In particular, his widely imitated aesthetic defined the so-called "grunge typography" era...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth8 September 1954
CountryUnited States of America
He was sort of an inventor of a tough-guy look, whether he knew it or not.
Heavy has always been about our point of view. That's why we have attracted an audience.
A lot of commercials that have been rejected are really entertaining.
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Never mistake legibility for communication.
I'm a big believer in the emotion of design, and the message that's sent before somebody begins to read, before they get the rest of the information; what is the emotional response they get to the product, to the story, to the painting - whatever it is.
Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.
My background is sociology. Combined with my graphic approach, if I could do some film projects, I think I'd be very good at making documentaries eventually, but people don't think of me for that, of course. But dialogue is something I know I can be good at.
Just because something's legible doesn't means it communicates. More importantly, it doesn't mean it communicates the right thing. So, what is the message sent before somebody actually gets into the material? And I think that's sometimes an overlooked area.
The dreaded phrase in design circles is 'show and tell.'