David Carson

One of Carson's many publications on surfing.
Carson is a keen and well-known surfer himself.

American graphic designer David Carson is considered to be one of the innovative designers using typography (primarily during the 90's during the "grunge typography" movement) and is perhaps best known for his affiliation and work with Ray Gun magazine (where he cemented his unique style).

Producing works for clients from clothing brands Ray Ban and Nike to engineers Mercedes Benz and Toyota, Carson's somewhat unorthodox style and his incorporation of typography into this way of working is immediately recognizable on various advertisements, campaigns and in galleries alike.

Sort of a rebel in the typography field, one of the most notable moments in Carson's career was, whilst working for Ray Gun, using the completely symbolic Dingbats font (which is absolutely non-legible) for the write of an interview with musician Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music fame. His reason behind doing this? Because the interview was "boring".

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