David Carson

• Perhaps one of the most influential graphic designers of the 1990s
• Best known for his innovative magazine design and experimental use of typography.
• Broke traditional mould of simple type by making the point that letters on a page are art. 
• Signature style uses "dirty" type combined with non-mainstream photographic techniques. 
• Experiments with a range of sizes, alignments, fonts, colours etc. 
• Work produced for Quicksilver in 2011 uses a range of bright colours, bold, large, eye-catching fonts, hand rendered illustration and photography. Reflects the target audience well, however completely different to a lot of his other work which is a lot simpler, yet just as aesthetically pleasing. For example, in his designs created for an exhibition where he has simply combined photography with a much simpler, smaller type and again, in some, has included some basic hand rendered illustration.
• Carson claims his work is "subjective, personal and very self indulgent". 
• Carson takes photography and manipulated and twists them together and sometimes confuses the message. This technique draws in the eyes of the viewer and in turn makes them look deeper into the composition.