David Carson: Part Deux

The second segment about David Carson went into more detail about his thought process for some of his designs. I think the saying "necessity is the mother of invention" pairs well with his work; when explaining the snowboard article he designed, he mentioned how there wasn't enough text to get the look he wanted, so he just repeated the article twice. I don't know how many people would have thought to do that; many might have tride to enlarge the text or abandon the idea entirely, but Carson was able to think outside the box and come up with an effective design for the piece he was creating. The same goes for the article on Lyle Lovett, he let a photograph of his feet become his protrait for the article. Many people get so obsessed with following the usual rules in design, that their creations don't end up standing out like they want, they blend in with the other designs that are already out there. Trying new things can yield great results, as well as unsightly creations; but you won't get either one if you don't at least try.