Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
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• Quipsologies, is a division of UnderConsideration, chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
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UnderConsideration is a graphic design enterprise that runs a network of blogs, publishes books, organizes live events, and designs for clients.
online
Brand New / Displaying opinions, and focusing solely, on corporate and brand identity work.
FPO (For Print Only) / Celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
Brand New Classroom / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity work.
Speak Up (2002 – 2009) / Discussing, and looking for, what is relevant in, and the relevance of, graphic design. Archives Only.
Word It (2003 – 2010) / Encouraging creative diversity in the community through monthly, one-word challenges. Archives Only.
publishing
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design / 2009, Rockport.
Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers / 2008, HOW Books.
The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words / 2007, HOW Books.
live events
2010 Brand New Conference / A one-day event on the development of corporate and brand identity projects by some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
graphic design
Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
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Project Neon!, a fantastic set of photographs by Kirsten Hively, an architect and designer who has been exhaustively photographing New York City’s large, working neon signs since December 2010. More info on the project here and here.
12.31.2012
Data frighteningly visualized: Gun Deaths in America Since Newtown.
12.28.2012
The small-change-project encourages you to turn your own five dollar bills into happiness makers. With a helpful PDF template at the link you can mark your bills and start spreading some joy. Five dollars at a time.
12.26.2012
The home of graphic designer Norma Barr was recently featured on Remodelista. I love having a peek into another designer’s home/studio.
12.21.2012
Excellent mash-up of The Walking Dead and the insanely popular “Dumb Ways to Die” clip (shown in Quip No. 67 Vol. 71).
12.21.2012
Finally, a book that will make you feel better about your lack of tagging skills, Bad Graffiti.
12.21.2012
“Cosmic Sans”, an A – Z series of 26 sci-fi and space themed typographic art prints.
12.21.2012
