‘Don’t Mistake Legibility for Communication’ — David Carson Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Literary Tee — Muscle Tank

“Don’t mistake legibility for communication.” David Carson, a professional surfer before he was a designer, ran the 1990s magazine Ray Gun as a controlled explosion of overlapping type and torn grids. When one interview bored him, he set the whole thing in the symbol font Zapf Dingbats — unreadable, and still the most talked-about page in the issue.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).