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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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• Search through our archives (starting with Vol. 45 September 2010)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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by josh berta

Up and coming graphic designer, Elizabeth Perez, has designed a remarkable book cover concept for Fahrenheit 451. It got downright viral!

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BuzzFeed

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by diane zerr

House Industries just announced their Photolettering app for the iPhone. Use your images with their alphabets!

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03.14.2013

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House Industries

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no.

by armin

DNA, visually explained for the rest of us. (The rest of us that is that doodled their way through Biology class in high school). By Territory for BBC Knowledge.

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Creative Review

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by armin

Nicholas Felton’s 2012 annual report is now available. As always: stunning. This year, well, last year: “The contents of this report were gathered with a custom-built iPhone app called Reporter. At random intervals each day the app sent reminders to complete a survey. The results of these questions were saved alongside background measurements to form the basis of this document.”

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03.14.2013

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Coudal

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by armin

Handy observations on selecting the right seat at a restaurant depending on table shape and chair count, by Alex Cornell. Agreed: two-tablers are a bitch.

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brandflakesforbreakfast

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by plamen

NHL logos get minimalist treatment. Still sort of prefer the original ones.

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03.14.2013

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Icethetics

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by james i bowie

Computer Arts on simplicity as a logo design trend.

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03.13.2013

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by james i bowie

Jorge Oswaldo’s paintings incorporate and recontextualize corporate logo design elements.

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03.13.2013

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by armin

Tribute poster to the suites donned by Robert De Niro in Casino. Uncredited unfortunately. By Ibraheem Youssef.

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03.13.2013

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Coudal

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by armin

Slightly off-topic from my usual Quips but this Tumblr from National Geographic with big, juicy, old, grainy-film photos from their archives is delightful.

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Maria Popova

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