David Carson

David was born September 8, 1955, Corpus Christi, Texas. He is an American graphic designer, whose unconventional style stirred up visual communication in the 1990s.Carson came to graphic design relatively late in life. He was a competitive surfer,ranked eighth in the world and a California high-school teacher when, at 26, he enrolled in a two-week commercial design class. Discovering a new calling, he briefly enrolled at a commercial art school before working as a designer at a small surfer magazine, Self and Musician. He then spent four years as a part-time designer for the magazine Transworld Skateboarding, which enabled him to experiment. His characteristic chaotic spreads with overlapped photos and mixed and altered type fonts drew both admirers and detractors.In 1989 Carson became art director at the magazine Beach Culture. Although he produced only six issues before the journal folded, his work there earned him more than 150 design awards. Later on Carson opened his own company called David Carson Design, with offices in New York City and San Diego, California. The firm was instantly successful and attracted well-known, wealthy corporate clients.

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