San Jose State University Department of Design presents David Carson5 PM Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Admission: Free
Location: Tower Hall (Morris Dailey Auditorium), San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA
David Carson is an American graphic designer. He is best known for his innovative magazine design, and use of experimental typography. As an art director of Ray Gun (1992-5), Carson came to worldwide attention. In a feature story, NEWSWEEK magazine said he "changed the public face of graphic design". When Graphic Design USA Magazine(NYC) listed the "most influential graphic designers of the era" David was listed as one of the all time 5 most influential designers, with Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Saul Bass and Massimo Vignelli. In particular, his widely imitated aesthetic defined the so-called "grunge typography" era. David Carson's boundary-breaking typography ushered in a new vision of type and page design. He made the point, over and over, that letters on a page are art. Carson claims that his work is "subjective, personal and very self indulgent". Design educator and historian Ellen Lupton said after the release of Davids 4th book Trek. "David Carson continues to be one of the worlds most distinctive typographic voices—much imitated, but never matched" (ID Mag.nyc). AIGA (the American Institute of Graphic Arts) called Carson "our biggest star". The magazine Eye (london) produced a graphic chart showing Carson to be the most 'googled' graphic designer ever. Since 2010, he has lectured, held workshops and exhibitions in Europe and Asia, and United states.
Parking info: http://www.sjsu.edu/parking/
Directions and maps: http://sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/campus_maps/
No comments:
Post a Comment