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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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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.

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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.

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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

Typography with knives. Click the link to see more images, this is just a tease.

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04.30.2012

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Dude Craft

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by armin

The Pug Alphabet. See all letters at the link.

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04.30.2012

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BuzzFeed

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by armin

The Scent of Departure, a range of fragrances that smell like “the essence of a city in a bottle.” Um… yeah, I’ll pass.

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04.30.2012

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brandflakesforbreakfast

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by james i bowie

The New York City Municipal Archives has released a collection of over 870,000 photos of 20th-century New York.

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04.27.2012

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by doug bartow

Amazing map of a few major consumer brands, and the multitude of their sub-brands.

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04.27.2012

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by armin

The World’s Longest Invoice, hosted by the Freelancers Union, is a user-generated, ongoing tally of money owed by scumbag clients.

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04.27.2012

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by armin

Chaos Crew Tattoo Studio has created this amazing tattooed “poster” of the biggest events of 2011 on calfskin. See more photos and video at the link.

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04.27.2012

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Design You Trust

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by armin

Fun poster for Scream-O-Rama, a yearly event put on by The Loft Cinema in Tucson, AZ, featuring seven classic horror movies. Designed by Cast Iron Design. Check the link for a three-part series on the making of the poster.

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04.27.2012

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by james i bowie

The Hells Angels are suing MTV and “Fantasy Factory” star Rob Dyrdek for selling t-shirts that they say infringe upon their trademarked logo.

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04.26.2012

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by doug bartow

I got 99 problems, and this is definitely one: online design contest ‘marketplace’ 99designs stoops to a new low with a speculative call-for-entries to redesign their own home page. Shame on the “DESIGN SUPERSTARS and ENTREPRENEURIAL GIANTS” who have agreed to judge this competition.

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04.26.2012

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@thisiscchs

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