David Carson-- Web Designer Post

David Carson is an American graphic designer who uses a lot of typography in his work. He is the art director of the magazine Ray Gun, which is a rock and roll magazine. He is known for his grunge style and he is one of the mot influential graphic designers of the 1990s. He found his own studio in 1995 and has done some work with Pepsi Cola, Ray ban, Nike, Microsoft, Budweiser, Georgio Armani, NBC, MGM Studios, Nine Inch Nails, and many many more. Here is some of his work:

A lot of his work can be found on his website: http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/

Ray Gun Magazine Covers

Vito Acconci

I really liked this article, but I think the most interesting section for me was section 5, when he talks about public spacing and the need to believe in a god. I think it was one of the articles that caught me off guard the most. Saying that the only way one can make a public space is to believe in any or a god is interesting, especially since it is a topic of religion.

Project 2

So here is my project. I decided to do a vector image of my brother and make it a type of advertisement or a "meme" relating to his spiffy look and his love for soccer. 

Logo Remake

For my logo, I decided to do the logo for my favorite Portuguese soft drink, Sumol. Sumol is a pretty big company over in Portugal, so I thought it would be fun and unique to do their logo.

Here is the original:

And here is the remake. I tried to make the letters look like they were being pushed away by wind or something.

My Progress on Illustrator

So here is the original portrait that I am doing. I decided to choose the photo of my younger brother because this photo is very focused on one big thing, which is his face.

And here is my progress so far! I wanted to get most of the basic shapes done. So now all I need to worry about are the details.

Musical Drawing- "Frog.....Secret Agent"

My Signature

Now don't forge it for anything!