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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