Assignment 4 – Reflection 4

The Ted Talk by David Carson, Design and Discovery was very interesting. David Carson’s style for design is very different and it uses most of his personal experiences and his surroundings. He talks about the design world and how everything has gotten simpler in the past 5 years. Most of his designs are inspired by what is going on around him as well as what his beliefs are.

One example he used was the airport gate letter, at first my thinking was that there were some letters missing, but as he explained what his experience was coming back to the same place and finding a different letter it all made sense. He talks about design that are made with a purpose, many of the examples he uses are hard to read, because of this, those designs are intriguing to the viewer and catches their attention.

What I have learned from David Carson is to not be scared to try out new ways of designing. To go about the events that happened in my life and use them to create designs or inspirations for others. I agree with him when he mentions that Graphic Design has gotten simpler in the past years, and sometimes I can see them myself when walking around the city. I believe in the effectiveness of simple design and I plan to use it in my own creations.