TEDTalks. David Carson - Design, Discovery, and Humor
Description
David Carson's boundary-breaking typography in the 1990s in Ray Gun magazine and other pop-culture books ushered in a new vision of type and page design, breaking the traditional mold of type on a page and demanding fresh eyes from the reader. Squishing, smashing, slanting, and enchanting the words on a layout, Carson emphasizes the fact that letters on a page are art. His influence can be seen on a million Flash intro pages as well as on skateboards and t-shirts. In this TEDTalk, Carson teaches us that great design is a never-ending journey of discovery - for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. This sociologist and surfer-turned-designer walks through a gorgeous (and often quite funny) slide show of his work and found images.
Runtime
1 23 min
Subjects
- Commercial art (35)
- Art criticism (74)
- Graphic arts (79)
- Visual literacy (198)
- Computer graphics (96)
- Visual communication (69)
- Design (87)
Database
Films on Demand
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