David Carson

 

David Carson  was born on the 8th of September in1954. He is known as someone who broke the rules of typography. His work is based on how if something is not legible it can still communicate and still be understood.. He is well known for his  magazine designs, and posters.  He was the art director for the magazine Ray Gun.
 
 Looking at this piece of his work I can see that it has his specific style of graphics. He has a mix of edited letters to make up his background. The message which I think he is trying to get across in this image what is exactly is in the title. His work has broken the mold for what is legible what what isn't.I think that as long as his art has a meaning it is legible even if the words aren't.
This particular image was one of the few used to describe his interview where he is described as 'The King of Typography'. The  subject of the image being that with the help of technology he has been given a new way to communicate his ideas and make his work.



I quite like this piece of his work not only because of the way that he final piece came out, but because I can think of how he was able to produce something like this. Even though that most of the words in this aren't legible, the message is very clear. He is boasting the fact that he was one of the first people who broke the rules of type and was successful.






This is propbrably on of my favorite peices of his work because of the many use of enlargment and colour. By using these techniques anyone can make there work look like his. I think that this specific piece is advertising.