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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Every year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, artist Gerry Judah installs a massive, gravity-defying, beautifully geometric sculpture celebrating fast cars new and old.
His larger, unrelated body of work is pretty amazing as well.
07.22.2013
More Accurate Corporate Logos: a group of French artists has recently published some reimaginings of iconic logos.
07.22.2013
File under want: a series of classic children’s books designed by the ‘Chalk Queen’ Dana Tanamachi.
07.19.2013
When she’s not busy creating great cover designs and art for Penguin and Viking, Brooklyn-based graphic designer Kristen Haff freelances “like a crazy woman,” doing branding and identity work.
07.19.2013
Interior designer Iñaki Aliste Lizarralde has created floor plans of fictional homes from famous TV shows and movies.
07.19.2013
The state of Colorado is seeking public input on its new branding initiative, which includes three potential state logos.
07.18.2013
We will be taking a small leave of absence from July 18 to July 24, coming back with content on July 25. (Perhaps our other Quipsologists will keep you entertained while we are gone).
07.18.2013
The Type Directors Club 2013 Exhibition is now open to the public, July 17-August 8, 2013, at The Cooper Union in New York City. Read about last night’s sold-out Opening and Awards Presentation on the TDC website and on Eye magazine’s blog.
Shown at far right: UnderConsideration’s poster for the 2012 Brand New Conference in New York, which received the award for Best in Show last night (photograph by Catalina Kulczar).
07.17.2013
This actually made me laugh out loud, Jay-Z’s problems illustrated by Ali Graham.
07.17.2013
File under cruel and unusual punishment: Thailand police officers who misbehave (are late, or litter, or something else) are tagged with a Hello Kitty armband as a sign of public humiliation.
07.17.2013
