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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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by armin

Great trailer, by ALSO, for a great-looking book, The Who, the What, and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks of History

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12.05.2014

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by armin

Really cool portraits by Bernard Pras with found objects placed just rightly so.

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12.04.2014

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by armin

The USA Glyph Print by Stormfreed “simplifies all 50 U.S. states into glyphs inspired by each state’s unique character.” Not really sure how so but it is kind of pretty. As a bonus you can get three states pre-circled in gold, silver, and bronze. Not really sure why but it is kind of pretty.

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12.04.2014

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by armin

The Eco Pocket-Sized Notebook by Cast Iron Design takes your notes and doodles and informs you about why and how to spec environmentally responsible paper.

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12.04.2014

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by doug bartow

Yule Log 2.0 is back for a second season!

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12.03.2014

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@jsamps

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by armin

Great photos by Kevin Twomey of stripped-down vintage calculators.

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12.03.2014

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Fubiz

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by armin

Daytrader, the board game: “Become a fast thinking, investment-savvy day trader and navigate the volatile market with the ultimate goal of saving enough money to retire before other players!” Nicely designed, surprisingly.

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12.03.2014

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Design You Trust

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by armin

Jessica Walsh’s and Timothy Goodman’s dating experiment is now available (for pre-order) in book form: 40 Days of Dating.

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12.03.2014

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by doug bartow

Typeset In The Future: a site dedicated to typography and iconography as it appears in sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV shows.

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12.02.2014

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@CzarneckiD

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by niki blaker

Bye bye Clip Art. Microsoft announced that MS Office Clip Art will be replaced with a royalty-free image library curated through Bing.

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12.02.2014

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