David Carson

Description	Graphic Designer
Dates	Born September 8, 1956 - present
Lived/Worked	New York City

Best known for...

He is best known for his innovative magazine design, and use of experimental typography . He was the art director for the magazine Ray Gun. Carson is almost universally acknowledged as the greatest and certainly the most influential graphic designer of the nineties. In particular, his widely-imitated aesthetic defined the so-called "grunge" era.

Why is he important?

Carson is almost universally acknowledged as the greatest and certainly the most influential graphic designer of the nineties. In particular, his widely-imitated aesthetic defined the so-called "grunge" era.

Historical context

Exploding graphic design into a million pieces he worked with Neville Brody on many ocassions. Please check out the websites below, because he's done everything and more.

How to see his work

david lectures/workshops coming up in bremman, germany, monterray mexico, NZ, uragauy, korea, alabama and more! July 29th to Dec 7.

David Carson on the web

http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/ - His own site