David Carson’s grunge typography in early 90′s Ray Gun Magazine set a style that changed type and page design. It still feels groundbreaking but nothing like the emotive page explosion we first felt while trying to read those first examples of his work.
In this video from Feb. 2003 (well worth the 20 minutes), he touches on one of my favorite creative topics: the communication of emotion through creativity. We feel before we think. Ignore how design, photography, music, art or whatever you create effects the outside world emotionally and your success is an accident.
August 30th, 2009 at 9:24 am
In a time dominated by the technical process of Web design, I think that Carson’s message about emotional connection through design is as important as ever.