Carson art directed Ray Gun Magazine for 3 years from 1992-1995. His unconventional and experimental graphic style revolutionized the graphic design scene during the 1990s during which he which introduced both innovative typographies and distinct layouts. He is claimed to be the godfather of ‘grunge typography’ and he notoriously used Dingbat, a font containing only symbols, as the font for what he considered a rather dull interview with Bryan Ferry.