david carson

David Carson; graphic designer/typographer/pro surfer

Inspirations:
He attended San Diego St. University and Oregon College of Commercial Art. Later on in 1983, Carson was working towards a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology when he went to Switzerland, where he attended a workshop in graphic design as part of his degree. This is where he met his first great influence, who was also the teacher of this course, Hans-Rudolph Lutz.
Well when Carson was in college he was a surfer and came 9th in world which also inspired him to design a surf magazine.

Work: he has done so much for the world in design just to name a few from specific areas…

Ads: Giorgio Armani, Quicksilver, Ray Ban, Kodak, Microsoft

Magazines; Beach Culture, Blue, Ray Gun, Surfer, Graphics International

Book; Cyclops, Probes, U.C.L.A

TV commercials: Budweiser, Nike, Vans

music Nine Inch Nails ”the fragile” and “live”, MTV, David Graza

books: End of Print, 2nd Sight, Fotografiks, Trek

clients: American Airlines, American Express, AT&T, Atlanta Olympics Committee, Atlantic Records, Blue magazine , British Airways, Budweiser (1995 Superbowl spot), Citibank , CNN, David Byrne, Fox TV , Gannet Outdoor, Giorgio Armani , Glendale Federal, Individual, Kodak , Levi's, LOFT , Lotus Software, Lycra, Magic Johnson AIDS Foundation , MCI, Mercedes Benz, Metropolis magazine ,MGM Studios ,Microsoft ,Motrin Migarine , MTV, Nations Bank, NBC, Nike ,Nine Inch Nails , Nissan, Packard Bell, Pepsi, Princo, quiksilver ,Ray Ban ,Ray Gun magazine , Ryder Trucks, Sears, SOL Communications, Sony, Spalding, Speak magazine ,Suzuki, Toyota, Warnor Bros, Xerox ,

my thoughts:
          Well as a fan of David Carson I believe the world should love him for his achievements and what he has done for the world of graphics. i also like him for his hobby of surfing and becoming 9th in a world. Carson has a unique touch to all he’s designed give it more character and grungy style which I adore. Also admired his new way of working with typography and taking it to another level. The amazing thing about Carson is that you can spot his work from a mile off, The way he uses text and imagery and his layouts was innovative and very creative. I  see in his work thee way he's drive to be innovative and constantly testing the boundaries. I adore his work for NIN, Ray Gun, Budweiser, Nike and Vans. He is an inspiration to many and will be for many more years to come.