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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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To promote washing hands in India, Unilever and Ogilvy created a heat stamp to be applied to the country’s ubiquitous food staple, the Roti. (Skip to the 1:00 mark if you all want is to see flat bread branded with typography).
05.24.2013
Super Precious Art Gallery latest online show is “Hamburger Cheeseburger Hotdog: A Tribute to Backyard BBQ”. Shown: “All Up In My Grill” by Jason Yang.
05.24.2013
The folks at Fiction have produced business cards for the world’s first Analrapist, Tobias Funke.
05.24.2013
Powerful piece by Buck and YCN London that visualizes the struggles of a child trying to talk about being abused. Done for ChildLine, a UK-based, confidential, free, 24-hour counseling service for children and young people.
05.23.2013
A good read for beginners and seasoned pros alike: Jessica Hische’s presentation on all things web/type from this past Tuesday at An Event Apart in San Diego.
05.23.2013
Recreating movie posters using only clip art and Comic Sans. Awesomely hideous. Scroll through the comments as well at the link, some extras in there.
05.22.2013
Who knew Lorem Ipsum would be the subject of so much “innovation”? The latest is Picksum Ipsum where you can generate dummy text with quotes from Morgan Freeman, Jim Carrey, Clint Eastwood, or Michael Caine.
05.22.2013
