> After some years however, consensus amongst designers formed that what they've created was a pile of illegible garbage
Really? Citation needed?
I guess I have never heard graphic designers say anything about David Carson except that he's one of the most innovative and influential designers in the past 30 years. IMO his graphic design was amazing and perfect for the context (music and surf magazines). I loved getting my monthly issue of Raygun and marveling at what neat designs they had done this time.
The decline of it is pretty easy to explain: the same thing that killed print altogether also killed print music magazines (i.e. the internet).
Really? Citation needed?
I guess I have never heard graphic designers say anything about David Carson except that he's one of the most innovative and influential designers in the past 30 years. IMO his graphic design was amazing and perfect for the context (music and surf magazines). I loved getting my monthly issue of Raygun and marveling at what neat designs they had done this time.
The decline of it is pretty easy to explain: the same thing that killed print altogether also killed print music magazines (i.e. the internet).