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The End of Print: The Grafik Design of David Carson
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Product Description
He was the enfant terrible of graphic design in the nineties. His tortured typography prompted a vocal camp of critics to accuse him of being flippant and of destroying the communicative basis of design. But now the techniques of David Carson (and those of his countless imitators) dominate advertising, design, the Web, and even motion pictures. With 35,000 copies of the original sold, this revised edition of The End of Print includes a striking new cover and first chapter that puts Carson's work in context. The rest is vintage Carson-cutting edge and explosive. The End of Print tracks his career from skateboard and surf magazines, to the landmark Beach Culture magazine and his groundbreaking grid-breaking work for Ray Gun, and finally to handling major corporate identity accounts. The End of Print marks a turning point in design that ushered in the look of today.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #169709 in Books
- Published on: 2000-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 172 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
This revised edition of the 1995 original features a new cover and a new opening chapter putting Carson's more recent work in context of the rest of his career. The text is brief, but the volume sports 225 images, including eight gatefolds. Even if you have the original, this enlarged, affordable title warrants purchase. An essential title for graphic design collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Lewis Blackwell is the author of several books on graphic design. He lives in London. David Carson is a former surfer and high school teacher whose unorthodox graphic style spawned numerous disciples and detractors. He lives in New York.
Customer Reviews
Great Book - Not for Beginners
This is a great book that shows the examples of one of the most influential designers today. David Carson's design show how he breaks the rules of typography and design using his deconstructive design. Because he break the rules I would not recommend this book to a beginner. It is more geared towards some one who has already learned the basics of design and looking for inpsiration. I found that out the hardway.
DO NOT MISTAKE ILLEGIBILITY FOR COMMUNICATION!
I just loved this book, it's a different kind of graphic design, but yet original and something i had never seen before,
end of print
All I can say is that this book is timeless.. I have bought it twice, once, when it first came out and second, when I emigrated to another country as I couldn't find another resource as stimulating....it is still is as 'fres'h as when I first viewed it..'Trek' is another good recommendation...pushing the boundaries but relating them to fundamental basic graphic design principles..the computer is only a tool ..remember that!
