news-0310

 
archive: news-0310: David has just been elected to the prestigious AGI. (Association of Graphists International)
Members must be nominated and voted on after a lengthy review of qualifications, and work. David was the only American selected to become a member this year, and was nominated by Robert Appleton.
Robert told David that after his video on
INTUITION was shown to the board of directors in Europe,
the “room erupted in applause” : )
David will join the AGI group for their international conference
next september in Beijing, China. He will also be the featured
speaker for a smaller AGI event in lausanne switzerland
this November.
In the august issue of Russian Playboy Magazine , Carson is the
“interview’ of that issue. The interview was conducted when
Carson was invited over last june to judge the
major design competition held in Moscow.
In early october David spoke to students and professionals at
York College in Pennsylvania,
then traveled to Caracas Venezuela for a sold out lecture, and
then a workshop at the design school PRODESIGN.. some of
the results of that workshop will be up soon on the dcdwebsite.
David lectures oct. 15 in Baltimore, then late this month is
the guest lecturer at Notre Dame college. David was recently named freelance Creative Director for the
Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston , South Carolina. (David has a home in nearby Folly Beach.)
Look for an interview with dc in the newest issue of STEP magazine.
Upcoming speaking engagements and /or workshops include, Rome, Milan, South Africa, Costa Rico, Australia, New Zealand and Boston.
Carson, a single parent, still manages to find time to teach daughter luci (3) to surf, and attend son luke’s (5) soccer games.
Davids new book with Marshall McLuhan, “The Book of Probes‘ is now available!
go to gingkopress.com, or amazon.
TREK, davids first design book in 5 years, with an introduction by marshall mcluhans son Erik, and essays by drew kampion
and jamie brisick, is on its way! David is checking proofs this week,(and has AGAIN changed the cover ) TREK will be available in mid november, in time for Christmas : )
A major museum exhibition of dc’s work is underway in America that will open in fall ’04. More details as it get closer. David caught two great swells already this season in September in his front yard in the carribean, courtesy hurricanes isabel and fabian………check website for fotos…

news-0302

 
archive: news-0302: dc lecture and or workshops.
ted conference, feb 28th ted.com (hit more photos)
san francisco state university march 3
chico state march 6
ottawa canada march 13th
also this spring/summer:
austria, london, switzerland, slovenia
amsterdam.
society of publication designers, nyc, may
school of visual arts , nyc,july workshop and:
university of notre dame winthrop university, sc
 
david will be previewing material form his collaboration with the marshall mcluhan estate, and well as his new books, probes, and TREK,and discussing a weird variety of new work for the bbc in london, the anti hand gun league, quiksilver, trivial pursuit, the charleston city paper, and the chas international films festival, and malibu gymnastics, among others…

news-0301

 
archive: news-0301: david will be speaking at the TED conference on february 28th
he will be speaking about emotion in design.
also: upcoming lectures and or workshops:
puerto rico
san francisco(march 3rd)
amsterdam(spring)
moscow(early summer)
london(june.workshop)
austria(spring. workshop)
ottawa, canada (spring)
slovenia(spring, workshop)
nyc(society of magazine designers.may03.
nyc school of visual arts (workshop) july 03
 
probes, david s book with marshal mcluhan, is finally ready for the
printer.
trek, davids 4th book, is near completion.
surf culture:the art history of surfing” designed by dc is available thru
gingkopress.com
 
david is currently recuperating from a ruptured ear drum suffered while surfing in front of his carribean home the day
before the last day of the year.

news-0211

 
archive: news-0211: “the end of print: the graphic design of david carson” is now available in chinese. as well as
the 250 page book, surf culture: the art history of surfing designed by dc, now available from gingko press
check out (and register!) the new site david worked on, themixture.com
Also: check out the newest issue of BIG magazine david designed.