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D A V I D C A R S O N w a s a m a j o r g r a p h i c a n d t y p e d e s i g n e r i n t h e 1 9 0 0 ’s . H e g o t into design when he did a two week design workshop. What he took from to breaks the rules that they taught him by doing what made sense to him, not f o l l o w i n g g r i d s a n d g i v e t y p e a n e w a a p p r o a c h . C a r s o n’s t y p e s t y l e f i t t e d the grunge era, he created a typography movement which was messy and chaotic, it broke the basic rules of type. He is well known for is work with Ray Gun Magazine, which was a lifestyle and alternative music magazine which debuted in 1992. He was there for 3 years where he designed and art d i r e c t e d t h e m a g a z i n e . C a r s o n s t a r t e d h i s o w n s t u d i o i n 1 9 9 5 i n N e w Yo r k ca l le d D avid C ars on D esig n. He had a lot of maj or clients a l l of t he Unite d States and internationally such as; Pepsi, Nike, NB C, American Airlines, B r i t i s h A i r w a y s , S o n y , W a r n e r B r o s . , M T V, a n d m a n y m o r e . I n 1 9 9 7 C a r s o n created a new adventure lifestyle magazine 1997, called Blue. The first i s s u e s w h i c h C a r s o n d e s i g n e d t h e c o v e r f o r w a s s e l e c t e d a s o n e o f t h e ‘ To p 4 0 Ma g a z i n e C ov e r s o f A l l Ti m e’ by t h e A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y o f Ma g a z i n e E d i t o r s . In 2000, Carson closed his studio and moved to Charleston, south Carolina to follow his children. He has since lived in many place such as; San Diego, S e a t t l e , To r t o l a a n d Z u r i c h . N o w h e l i v e s a n d w o r k s i n E u r o p e , C a l i f o r n i a a n d To r t o l a . H e c u r r e n t l y w o r k s l e c t u r i n g t h e w o r l d i n d e s i g n a n d c r e a t i v i t y .
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The TYPESET process refers to the selection and setting of type for a docu m e n t . It i s s o m e t i m e s c o n f u s e d w i t h t y p o g r a p h y, w h i c h r e f e r s t o t h e t y p e d e s i g n , b e c a u s e b o t h f o c u s o n t h e v i s u a l p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t e x t . B y t h e 9 0 ’s t y p e s e t t i n g h a d i n t e r g r a t e d i n t o t h e d i g t a l w o r l d . Ty p e s e t t e r s w e r e a b l e t o select fonts and manipulate many aspects such as; size, kerning, spacing tracking and leading with a click of a button and able to undo it straight away without any issues. With Adobe releaseing the suite of programs that m a d e t y p e s e t t i n g e a s y. T h e o n l y d o w n s i d e t h e j o b f o r a t y p e s e t t e r h a s g o n e low due to graphic designers and publishers being able to do it themselves.
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MINION is an old-style serif typeface which has a very large type f a m i l y, t h e r e a r e o v e r o n e h u n d r e d v a r i a t i o n s f r o m b a s i c t o o r n a m e n t a l charaters. This typeface is designed for body text and is a popular font for on-screen display as it clear and balanced. This font was released in 1990 by thew Adobe systems, being one of the oldest font faimlies on Adobe, and was designed by Robert Slimbach. This font wasinspired by the late Renaissance period, giving it, its elegance and attractive look. In 1992 i t w a s u p d a t e d w i t h C y r i l l i c e d i t i o n s a n d O p e n Ty p e v e r s i o n s i n 2 0 0 0 .
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