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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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• 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.

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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.

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

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by armin

Comparison of the resolution and rendering of Kobe Bryant in video games from when he started playing in the NBA vs. now that he’s retiring. That’s 20 years.

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01.27.2016

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Kottke

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I literally have no idea what’s going on here but I could watch it all day.

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NOTCOT

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Brian Wilson sends some unconventional letters through the Royal Mail to see if they make it to their destination.

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01.27.2016

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by armin

Crazy, real-life, Inception-style photograph composites by Aydın Büyüktaş.

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Kottke

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Histagrams: if all of history had Instagram. Some of the first comments are funnier than the Instagram and caption itself.

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01.26.2016

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Brian Kesinger has some great stuff on his Instagram account and interspersed throughout are some funny Star Wars + Calvin and Hobbes mash-ups.

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01.26.2016

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Design You Trust

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by plamen

Chocolates x texture = Chocolatexture
The sweest piece of design you’ll see today.

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01.25.2016

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by armin

This is Jack Torrance from The Shining as rendered by Brian J Davis using a commercially available law enforcement composite sketch software based on his description in the book. More at the link.

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01.25.2016

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Design You Trust

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Honest movie posters for Best Picture nominees at this year’s Oscars.

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01.25.2016

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The latest from Dissolve is an endless (and hilarious) litany of superhero names inspired by its own stock footage. “Muuuuustafa”. My favorite.

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01.25.2016

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Coudal

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