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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Julian Charriere and Julius von Bismarck dyed some pigeons in Stockholm using a “bird trap with a conveyor belt mechanism” where they are “automatically airbrushed in different colors.” A stunning-looking project but if I were one of those pigeons I’d be pissed.
08.30.2012
Great animation, specially the transitions, by Monstro on the sticky subject of peak oil.
08.30.2012
Wall-to-wall- and floor-to-ceiling QRs decorate the Russia pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
08.30.2012
When UnderConsideration expands its headquarters to include our west bedroom we will follow Facebook’s footsteps and hire Frank Gehry.
08.29.2012
Currently the hottest link online is the latest from Old Spice and its ad agency, Wieden + Kennedy where Terry Crews demonstrates why he is one of the most awesomest human beings on the planet. Watch him flex his muscles and then you can customize your own melody right on the video.
08.29.2012
City Prints cashes in on the current trend of minimalist maps. While they carry your typical city maps they also do maps of pro baseball parks and football stadiums. Shown: Wrigley Field.
08.29.2012
Print magazine gets trashy: 18 designers share what’s in their recyclable bins. Shown: ours.
08.28.2012
