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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Martin Scorsese’s latest, The Wolf of Wall Street, breaks the all-time record for number of F-bombs dropped in a movie (over 500!). Gilbert Cruz and New York magazine research all of the curse words used throughout, and break the data down into four charts. Language and infographics NSFW.
01.12.2014
Federico Babina’s Archibet is a colourful alphabet in the style of 26 legendary architects.
01.11.2014
Our 2013 Brand New Awards are now open and accepting submissions. Enter your best logo and identity work. Final deadline is March 21, 2014.
01.10.2014
The story of the London Underground map from 1914, called the Wonderground Map of London Town, designed, illustrated and lettered by Macdonald Gill (Eric Gill’s little brother) with the goal of promoting subway travel.
Great video about Gill, and his other cartographic efforts, at the link.
Fascinating stuff!
01.10.2014
Great rant by Cecil Trachtenberg on the current state of shitty movie posters.
01.10.2014
Ed Fella artwork or Gwyneth Paltrow and her kids selling lemonade on the street? You decide.
01.10.2014
Love these Two Minutes with TGD (The Great Discontent), interviews with designers and creative folk.
01.09.2014
For $175 Erik Marinovich will hand-letter a one-of-a-kind envelope for you and mail it to you in another envelope. Or you can become pen-pals with him and wait for a free one.
01.09.2014
