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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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Interesting. McDonald’s takes its own look at why and how a Quarter Pounder looks better in photographs than it does when served. They use the exact same ingredients as in the restaurant to photograph, they are just stacked (and Photoshopped) correctly.
06.20.2012
The Mark McNairy “Fuck Off” Collection, like a mullet: business in the front with suede and leather finishes, but a party in the back with some hardcore messaging in the sole.
06.19.2012
A series of food-based lettering for seven books about nutritious eating, by Nuria Bringué.
06.19.2012
Trailer for the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage texture-maps type on various tennis players, motion graphics by Mainframe. See video at the link.
06.19.2012
Yesterday Microsoft unveiled its own tablet, Surface. Its magnetic cover doubles as a touch-sensitive keyboard — pretty genius. Full details at the link.
06.19.2012
Over the next two weeks, desktop magazine will be counting down its list of the top 10 Australian logos of all time.
06.18.2012
Visualizing highest Twitter volume by time of day across four different cities. I would have guessed that the morning would be higher volume, but it’s the evening.
06.18.2012
The Clock Clock, made out of 24 synchronized analog clocks that all turn in unison each minute, by Humans Since 1982.
06.18.2012
