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UnderConsideration is a graphic design enterprise that runs a network of blogs, publishes books, organizes live events and judged competitions, and designs for clients.
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- FPO (For Print Only) / Celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.
- Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
- Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
- 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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- The 2010 Brand New Awards / 2011, self-published.
- Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.
Events & Judged Competitions
- 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.
- Brand New Awards / Celebrating the best identity work produced around the world.
- FPO Awards / Celebrating the best print work from around the world.
Writing
- 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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- Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
BY Armin
In Brief: Will the Real Bruce Please Stand Up?
Three months ago we reported on the rebranding of AkzoNobel, noting that Saffron had designed the logo but not mentioning that Pentagram (London) had later implemented the identity, I assume I wasn’t aware of this at the time, which brings us to the matter at hand… Martijn Rijven, an Amsterdam-based illustrator and designer, was responsible for drawing Bruce (as the pointing man is referred to in the inner circle) and has written an extensive post about the process, with a great video at the bottom, showing the evolution of the drawing and mourning the truncated version of his drawing that was the final logo — or as Rijven describes it, “they appear to have sank him into the ground and left him begging an invisible passer by to take his aged skinny hand to drag him out.”
DATE: Aug.13.2008
POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: In Brief COMMENTS:
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Books about logo design, the designers that create them and the meaning of branding.
