"Who says you have to learn the rules
before you break them."
David Carson
is one of the well-known post-modernist during late 80s and early 90s through
skateboarding and surfing magazines. Without design background, his rule
breaking typographic treatment is very stunning unique. While losing
readability, his typography communicates more, this makes a debate between
practical and young designer if his typographic styles are worth to practice or
not.
David Carson(born September 8, 1954)
Ray Gun Magazine Cover
Trek: Graphic Design Book
Dingbat Article
By Tongtach Tupavong
I love that you discussed David Carson's work. He has been very influential in grunge typography since the '90s and we can even see it today. I definitely think his typographic style is worth to practice - people have been doing it for years! His work has personality and lots of emotions so it speaks to the people. People can really connect to it.
ReplyDelete-Shiva Majidi