on inspiration
There is this epic idea that you have used inspiration well when you can hold up all your inspiration next to your work and be comfortable saying to someone, "hey this is what I created and this is what inspired
Sym/etry
This was the too literal / no mystery / no nuance / actually looks too much like something outcome from the balance through symmetry exercise. I wasn't into it. But did love the process
Indesign is Sexy
This was me working on the 'Circuit Breaker' poster. Indesign is sexy. All those lines and visuals and mysterious instruments and controls. Like a fighter pilots' cockpit
No Movement
The line, "there is no movement right now" is designer Chris Ashworth. So too is the technique I am playing with. I was creating a background that I later put into Indesign and embedded type over the top. The technique
on mixed methods
A series of zine style pieces I pulled together whilst - and also as part of - working on one of the co-created / mixed-methods / spoken word / art pieces focussed on technology and privacy I think I simply
Touch
It touches everything you care about ⎮ So I want you to take a stand here. This is a constantly and rapidly evolving relationship that has defined our past, defines our present, and will forever define our future. It touches everything you care about. From
Zines Will Never Die
In an age where paper and print and the future of books is called into question - zines endure. Handmade high weirdness. Chaos and edge. The stuff that has impact and the stuff that truly lasts has always been strange
Paper Doesn’t Crash
Graphic designer Chris Ashworth asks where the human is in the work. David Carson is constantly scanning - for stuff that is not homogenised by technology. Both still work offline. And have noticed that paper doesn't crash
Hell Yeah It is
One of the early criticisms of David Carson’s work was it was self indulgent. His response to that was, “Hell yeah it is. I’m totally into it”. Fuck I love Carson's vibe
Let It Be
I’m asked to explain. The inexplicable. And to make something tangible. From methods that in reality are abstract. If a student stands up on behalf of the group and says, “what you did here will stay with us for life” is that