Kalman, Carson and Carter

Tibor Kalman is an artist who isn't afraid to touch out of zone boundaries. He created an image that depicted the Queen as a black female, along with one of Arnold Swartenegger as a black male. I like how he addresses the racial issue in a nice and approving way. It could be much worse, but his perfection of it is beautiful. He incorporated typography frequently, and it was often like a 'sunburst' around the central image. Another thing he is known for is his idea of placing a dot within the center of an "O", which animates it and it then appears to be a face. Crazy!

David Carson is a graphic artist who was also inspired by music. He didn't have any schooling which was great because he then didn't follow any rules. That's what he is best known for; disobeying all rules of typography. His work is very intriguing and fun to look at, but questionable in his creditability simply because he isn't follow the rules. He wanted legibility, but at the same he wanted it to be bold, be loud and be noticed. Most of his typography has varied sizes, varied kerning 'issues', and varied colors. It's clearly a modern day use of graphic design, and I approve of it all 100 percent.

Up next is Matthew Carter, who was mainly a typeface designer. He created many different fonts that are still used frequently today. One typeface that stands out to me as very interesting is Walker. The user is able to apply serifs and other typographical designs in any place that they wish, simply by using various quick keys. This is something fun and allows designers to 'create' their own typefaces in a very unique way. Carter is also known for his multiple layering and overlapping of images/words. He also created a typeface that prints nicely on cheap newspapers by adjusting the crotches of various letter forms. This way, the ink wouldn't bleed into each other because space was given for bleeding. Genius idea!