David Carson

David Carson is a graphic designer born on September 8th, 1955 in Corpus Christi, Texas, but grew up in New York City. Carson traveled all over the world in his youth because of his father’s career. Carson was not originally planning on being an artist. He first worked as a sociology teacher and was a professional surfer as well. His involvement in surfing led him to his earlier jobs, directing skateboarding and surfing magazines and the 1980s. Carson began his career with graphic design in 1980 when he took a two week graphic design course a the University of Arizona. He continued to study design at San Diego University and Oregon College of Commercial Art.

Most of David Carson’s most well known work has a lot to do with typography. Carson uses a wide variety of typefaces and sizes in many of his works. Over the years he has gained a great reputation for this and is now known as one of the greatest designers of the 90s. His involvement in RayGun, an internationally known magazine with a focus on music and its accompanying lifestyles, helped him to gain attention in the design world. He quickly accrued a long list of clients who wanted his work, including high profile companies such as Nike, Pepsi Cola, and Mercedes-Benz.

David Carson has also published four books on design. The End of Print, published in 1995, was co-created by Carson and Lewis Blackwell and is now the best-selling graphic design book worldwide. His three other books, 2nd Sight (1997), Fotografiks (1999), and Trek (2000), have further established him in the field of design. In fact, Carson has won over 170 awards for his work to date. Carson still works in New York, but runs his own company, David Carson Design, Inc., which also has offices in Del Mar, California, and Zurich, Switzerland.

Carson’s work set a precedent for all typography work in graphic design to come after. His lack of fear to play with words in his art helped him to develop his own style and set him apart from many other designers at the time. He made it acceptable to use letters and words instead of imagery to get the point across. Because of this, his work is highly sought after and has inspired many other artists, as well.





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Recycled Wood Stools

These wooden stools designed by Nicolai Czumaj-Bront are made entirely of recycled wood. Each stool has the same form, but no two stools are alike. These unique seats show that you can create something of substantial style and substance out of waste that no one else could use.



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Agricultural Waste Has Some More Use

Who knew that agricultural waste could smell good? Designer Gilles Belley has created a series of objects that use agricultural waste to diffuse fragrance into the air or absorb unpleasant odors. This is certainly recycling at its finest, these items don't look like they were ever waste at all.




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Hand Warmer, Function Without Style?

So I understand that in the winter, your hands get cold, and gloves can be a hassle when you try to do things with your hands. I'm sure that this USB rechargeable hand warmer does the trick, but at what cost? I sure wouldn't be caught dead walking around with this thing on my hands.



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Metal Cans, Outdated?

I've never thought about it much, but on core77.com they bring up a good point. Why do we still package paint in metal cans? They're so difficult to close and open again when you need to continue painting or do touchups. The EcoPrazi lid is not only an easy way to store your paint, but it also stores the paintbrush that you used, so you don't need to wash it and waste all the paint still left on it.

Vision in White

I've often wished that I had the money to completely redesign my room every few months, but I've never thought that much about white. This apartment designed by I-Beam Design is a vision in white, almost more of a gallery than an apartment. So simple I think I could probably recreate it with a little trip to Ikea.



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Rearview Cameras?

We all know what a rearview mirror is. But a rearview camera? Now that's news to me. Not only is this a cool technological upgrade to a car, but this also helps reduce drag on the car and increase fuel efficiency. Though it would certainly take a while to get used to looking at a screen inside your car as opposed to a mirror outside your car. I even look for my rearview mirrors when I'm not driving!



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Stackers

I love to see new takes on older ideas. David J. Irwin's new stackable aluminum chairs are simplicity at it's finest. There is always a way to create a useful product that is appealing to the eye as well, and Irwin certainly achieved that with these chairs.



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Quite The Illusion

Felice Varini has created an illusion the size of an entire town. As I found on core77.com he has created an optical illusion that is one correctly viewed room from one singular point. From any other views it just looks like a bunch of random lines on buildings. Pretty cool.

"There's an app for that."

Now this is taking Apple's slogan for iPhone apps to a whole new level. An application which shows you the best car to get on in the subway for your fastest exit from it when you get to your destination. I honestly do believe now that there's an app for everything!

High Class High Chair?

Does your baby REALLY need the most high tech and up to date accessories? Things like the MacLaren strollers (which can be over 200 dollars!) and baby clothes that cost more than they ever should, seem to be taking things a little bit too far. I suppose that it's useful, but honestly, does your kid need the coolest looking high chair on the block? I'm pretty sure the other babies don't care much about how their high chair looks, and I doubt your baby will either, so why spend the money on that?

Strollers with Style:
Juicy Couture
Kate Spade



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Going out of style

In this article, The New York Times asks us what products will be rendered useless by the progression of technology. Gas cars? Newspapers? Books? Well, what about phone booths? I don't think I've ever even used a pay phone in my life, let alone recently. Nowadays pretty much everyone's got a cell phone, and the pay phone seems to be becoming obsolete. So what do we do with them? One clever idea is to turn them into charging stations for people to use when their phones or computer run out of charge. The government in Spain is actually putting this idea into action.