David Carson, Say What?

I feel that what David Carson said was very interesting. What does a word really mean? Is typeface really that important? I think yes! 

 

Yes these symbols are just letters on a page but like he said is that really "decaffeinated?" Yes we see that is what is typed, but is that the feeling you get when you look at that word? Are you somehow connected to that word through your own thoughts, feeling, past actions? Can that typeface really evoke those sensory images? 

On the other hand what Carson talked about with the Zip dingbat font was interesting. He stated that yes there was writing there but how useful is that information to you?