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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• Search through our archives (starting with Vol. 45 September 2010)
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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The big news (and distraction) of the day: Young, talented designer Jessica Walsh joins Stefan Sagmeister as partner, officially changing the name of the firm from Sagmeister Inc. to Sagmeister & Walsh. Today’s design industry inbox was titillated with a full-frontal nudity announcement of the two new partners. NSFW image at the link. What do you think? Gratuitous? Provocative? Lame?
05.31.2012
Toronto Type, a showcase of, well, type around Toronto. Browsable by neighborhood or style.
05.31.2012
Charming stop-motion animation on the upgrade of the airport in Oslo, Norway.
05.31.2012
Fat or Fiction, a series of “infotographies” breaking down the most fatty items in different categories like cheese, cake, and cocktails.
05.30.2012
Infographic poster of all the people killed by Dexter, each depicting “kill type, weapon used, blood slide count, and the victim’s kills,” by Shahed Syed.
05.30.2012
Stately Sandwiches, an attempt at making a sandwich identifiably unique to each of the 50 U.S. states, by Kelly Pratt.
05.30.2012
The Chip Shop Awards celebrate the daring — others might say raunchy, offensive, or tasteless — advertising ideas.
05.30.2012
