David Carson is an American graphic designer best known for his innovative magazine designs most successful in the 90's. He created many influential and experimental pieces and people often referred to his work as "grunge typography". Using techniques such as layering he earned himself an international reputation. His work is beautiful, it seems like all is planned out yet in an un-organized way. His use of text is phenomenal as each word or letter tells a story. He creates very powerful and illustrative images that speak for themselves. Layers upon layers Carson creates depth in all posters/illustrations he has created. After reading about Carson I felt the need to further my knowledge on his works. I looked on different site to find pictures of his art pieces and found one that particularly suited the so called "grunge" era:
I feel like this graphically attracts the eye, without saying too much about what the image actually means.
Bellantoni. Ch. 1 Precedent. Recommended: Ch. 2 Narrative. [W]
This text more than the other one, attracted my eye more on the visuals. This article mainly revolves around kinetic typography, being a mixture of motion and text. Various techniques are identified though out the article. To me this read like a story book. The way the images are placed attracts the eye as if you are reading pictures instead of words. It closely resembles a cooking manual or a step-by-step instruction guide. Being a very visual person I felt compelled when looking though the pages. The text discusses the transitions made over the years, from analog to what we now use, the digital. Another important issue that they refer to is the use of titles. Titles are everywhere and need to visually interesting to capture the eyes of its audience. The article goes into details talking about different methods, like using all capitals, horizontally, and vertically bold typefaces.
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