Born in September 8, 1955, David Carson is a post-modern American graphic designer.http://artspace.sfa.uconn.edu/267/2005-spring/oliver/designer_site_may4/bio.html Much of Carson's work explorers the realm of expressionism and experimental typography. David Carson is the principal and chief designer at David Carson Design.http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/?dcdc=top/shttp://www.ted.com/speakers/david_carson.html Before working as a graphic designer, Carson attended San Diego State University and received a degree in Sociology. He was also a professional surfer during his time at San Diego Sate, and ranked 9th in the world at the time.http://anarddesign.blogspot.com/2007/03/david-carson-bio.html Carson's work has been featured in over 180 publications around the world, including on the front cover of the New York Times. Creative Review magazine, a London-based publication, presented David Carson with the Art Director of the Era award.http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/?dcdc=top/s Carson's first book, The End of Print is the top selling visual arts book of all time, selling over 200,000 copies.http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/?dcdc=top/s

David Carson's foray into visual arts did not begin until he enrolled in a commercial design class taught by Swiss designer, Hans-Rudolf Lutz. Carson then entered design school full-time and worked as an art director for Self and Musician magazine. He later took on the art director position for Transworld Skateboarding magazine.http://quazen.com/reference/biography/david-carson/ After the publication of his first book, Carson began lecturing about graphic design at colleges in the U.S., and across the world.http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/?dcdc=top/s From 1995 to 1998, Carson did commercial work for 10 prominent Fortune 500 companies including; Pepsi-Cola, NBC, AT&T, Kodak, and Packard Bell. Carson has designed global rebranding campaigns for Microsoft and has appeared in commercials from Apple.http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/?dcdc=top/s

From 1998 on, Carson created advertising campaigns for a variety of major corporations such as; British Airways, MTV, Warner Brothers, Toyota, and CNN. In 2004, Carson became the Creative Director of Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina.http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/David_Carson_graphic_designer_-_Career/id/4971671 In April 2004, Creative Review magazine presented David Carson with the Most Famous Graphic Designer on the Planet award.http://www.designhistory.org/Post_mod.html