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about

• 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.

• Quipsologies uses TypeKit to render P22 Underground, Skolar Web by TypeTogether, and Coquette by Mark Simonson.

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• Search through our archives (starting with Vol. 45 September 2010)

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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.

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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.

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by diane zerr

Whether this is a joke or real, I don’t know. I don’t understand how it’s an “app” or its intended use even after watching the video. Someone enlighten me.

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11.30.2012

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Felt & Wire

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by diane zerr

A Mickey Mouse poster claimed to be one of the earliest known appearances of Mickey Mouse in print was sold at auction for $101,575.

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11.30.2012

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by armin

MoMA acquires a selection of 14 video games for its collection. At the link, Paola Antonelli explains why and how.

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11.30.2012

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Maria Popova

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by armin

Nice idea and design for packing tape.

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11.30.2012

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SwissMiss

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Must. Have. These. Shark Socks. By Lisa Grossman. (Lots of scrolling at the link.)

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11.30.2012

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Incredible Things

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by armin

Clever. To promote its Laser Tattoo Removal business, Baywood Clinic created temporary tattoos flooded in different skin colors to apply on top of your real tattoos and experience removal. Temporarily.

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11.30.2012

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brandflakesforbreakfast

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by armin

Sneakers! Print by Yoni Alter.

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11.30.2012

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Whoah. An augmented reality version of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Martin Kovacovsky and Marius Hugli. Pages come alive on screen in real time and react to movement when captured with a camera.

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11.30.2012

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by diane zerr

In addition to Quip 100, Rob Loukotka watched all of the Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote episodes to create a giant poster featuring the ACME products. Rob illustrated a total of 126 products for the 24-by-36-inch poster available through his Kickstarter page. Of course, the project is already fully funded with 25 days to go.

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11.29.2012

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Vintage Me Oh My

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by armin

Available online: Descriptive illustrated catalogue of the sixty-eight competitive designs for the great tower for London. Published in 1890 as a collection of the ideas submitted to create the equivalent of the Eiffel Tower. Full book at the link; sampling of the design proposals here.

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NOTCOT

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