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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.

• Quipsologies is run with Six Apart’s MovableType 6.8.8

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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.

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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no.

by doug bartow

Gasp! Super high-speed photography yields water sculptures that last a micro-second.

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12.22.2010

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@fastcompany

Water Sculpture from Shinichi Maruyama on Vimeo.
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no.

by armin

Best wishes from the iPad-wielding folks at Torchbox.

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12.21.2010

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Creative Review

A Starry Night from Torchbox on Vimeo.
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no.

by bryony

The digital story of nativity as told through Foursquare, Gmail, Wikipedia, Facebook, etc.

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12.21.2010

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no.

by diane zerr

Scott C’s Great Showdowns has two of my most favorite holiday movie showdowns … ever! Take a look!

“250 strands of lights, 100 individual bulbs per strand for a grand total of 25,000 imported italian twinkle lights.”

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12.21.2010

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by doug bartow

Don’t call it a comeback: David Carson designs covers for UK pubs ‘Huck’ and ‘Little White Lies.’

David’s early work for ‘Beach Culture’ magazine changed how I looked at—and interacted with—typography in the early ’90s.

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12.21.2010

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by armin

Organized by country, the covers of 2010 of Vogue layered one on top of the other with transparency to reveal visual patterns. Shown is the US version.

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12.21.2010

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Creative Review

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no.

by doug bartow

You’re a Comic Sans criminal, but we’re here to help you.

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12.21.2010

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@UnionGasworx

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by armin

A very quick and unbalanced guide to creating video game characters.

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12.21.2010

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no.

by armin

Slay the Scary Monsters published by id29 — the firm of contributing Quipsologist Doug Bartow — is a no-holds-barred look at the monsters (The Clueless Boss, The Shit-for-Brains CFO, The Filthy Office Whore, The Liar, and The Backstabber) that get in the way of good design and implementation. You can download the book as a PDF.

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12.21.2010

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by armin

Deliciously shot and detailed short film that follows the start-to-finish process of creating custom paper-fold DVD cases and duplexed, embossed business cards by Visual Inclination.

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12.21.2010

Print Craft from Visual Inclination on Vimeo.
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