Wednesday 9 November 2011

RayGun Magazine

Ray Gun was an American alternative rock-and-roll magazine, first published in 1992 in Santa Monica, California. Led by founding art director David Carson, Ray Gun explored experimental magazine typographic design. The result was a chaotic, abstract style, not always readable, but distinctive in appearance. That tradition for compelling visuals continued even after Carson left the magazine after three years; he was followed by a series of art directors, including Robert Hales, Chris Ashworth, Scott Denton-Cardew, and Jerome Curchod.
David Carson  is an American graphic designer. He is best known for his innovative magazine design, and use of experimental typography. He was the art director for the magazine RayGun. Carson was perhaps the most influential graphic designer of the 1990s. In particular, his widely imitated aesthetic defined the so-called "grunge typography" era.
"Grunge Typography" is a unique style of typography that makes words stand out. David Carson provides pieces with a grunge edge and retro touch, typically with big fonts, straight lines, round curves, dark colours and grunge textures. 
I love the style of "Grunge Typography" due to the texture of the work and the rough, dark essence of the posters. I love the use of ink splatters and the texture of the paper in the image above. im not into typography as i dont like the use of text in pieces of work however I would love to incorparate texture to my own photos like that of the ink splats and the rough paper. however fashion photography is my way forward rather than typography.

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