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David Carson Research Paper

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David Carson had such an impact on the graphic design scene throughout the 90’s that he was nicknamed “The Godfather of Grunge.” Having a highly specialized style of contemporary work he is considered to be one of the greats of this field. His career first started to take flight with a magazine called “Ray Gun” this is where he started getting recognition for his distinct layouts and innovative typographies. September 8, 1954, You could say a legend was born, Carson excelled at many things over his life in 1989 he was considered to be in the top 10 surfers in the world. Which ironically enough led him to graphic design. Obviously wanting to stay connected to surfing he began to work for a magazine “Self and Musician” often covering surfers interest in his articles. While he was working for another magazine called “Transworld …show more content…

His style was so prominent that in 1992 it managed to win over 100 awards. At this point Carson was offered a new job working for “Ray Gun,” the publisher managed to see Carson’s true potential and see what a diamond in the rough he truly was. Obviously a wise decision from the publisher due to the fact that Carson managed to triple the magazine’s circulation.
Carson managed to have such a unique style that he became famous for it, by using chaotic typography and images overlaying one another he was able to create such a style that managed to captivate the eyes of many. While it could be conveyed that the way he set up these graphics and text could possibly be meaningless to the untrained eye, if you look deeper into the images the images together create a much larger picture. Each element able to stand on its own as an individual image but when seen together you begin to understand Carson’s

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