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The Global/Digital Age: Typography

Published on Nov 24, 2015

A presentation about the artists of the 1990s that greatly shaped the formation of field of design typography present day.

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The Global/Digital Age: Typography

By: Elizabeth Leong

David Carson

Graphic designer, art director, surfer

David carson

  • Art director of Transworld Skateboarding (1984-1988)
  • Designer of Ray Gun (1992-1995)
  • Founded his own studio David Carson Design
  • Signature style was using "dirty" non-mainstream techniques
  • Rose to fame with work done with Ray Gun

neville Brody

graphic designer, art director, typographer

Neville brody

  • Art director of The Arena (1987-1990)
  • Designer for record covers
  • Found own design studio Research Studios
  • Major contributor to FUSE
  • FUSE - publiction on experimental typography

ellen lupton

curator, educator, graphic designer, writer

ellen lupton

  • Writer of multiple books regarding design
  • AIGA Gold Medalist
  • Author of Thinking With Type 
  • Book is a basic guide to typography that is
  • used worldwide as a reference and text book

Elizabeth Leong

Homage to Typography Artists of the 1990s