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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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“Words can be Weapons”, stunning project by Hidden Foo where pieces double as elements of Chinese words and objects. Good video at the link. The project is a collaboration between the Center for Psychological Research, Shenyang and Ogilvy & Mather, Beijing to raise Chinese public awareness of the serious and detrimental effects of verbal abuse.
10.23.2015
I’m not entirely sure I get the purpose or grasp the functionality of this color-picking site by Dixon & Moe but it sure looks pretty.
10.22.2015
Anagrams meet animation in this energetic opening by Buck for the Wine After Coffee festival. So good.
10.22.2015
If $85 sounds like a lot to pay for 13 matches, then you haven’t seen the hand-painted wooden matches available from the newly minted Sulfur Systems.
10.22.2015
Sarah Di Domenico purchased a metal trunk at an antiques store for $40. Inside was a large amount of letters and things that Sarah has organized and cataloged beautifully.
10.22.2015
How emojis find their way to our computers and mobile devices.
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10.21.2015
The Evolution of Type, written and designed by Tony Seddon, is a history of 100 notable typefaces and the technologies used to create them, told in chronological order—from the earliest examples of metal type to today’s digital fonts.
10.21.2015
