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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.

Online

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.
Brand New Classroom (2010 – 2011) / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity work. Archives Only.

Publishing

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.

Graphic Design

Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.

BY Armin

MusiquePlus? More like MusicMinus

MusiquePlus Logo, Before and After

Here is another one dating back from late September — apologies for playing catch-up on a lot of these recently, but the Q4 of 2008 was pretty hectic around here — the redesign of the French-language Canadian music channel MusiquePlus, which has been on the air since 1986. The new logo was designed by Montreal-based Sid Lee. The old logo was interesting in that it had that kind of cartoony, global, broadcasting feel or it could very well be the logo of one of those record stores where the sales people are all stuck up and get annoyed if you don’t know this or that band. But I digress. The new logo is certainly simpler and easier to read on screen but… why is it melting? I want to want to like it because I enjoy single-weight monograms like this one. But the ITC Bauhausesque “mp” looks a little cheesy and cheap. If the idea was to join the “m” and the “p” the loop of the “p” doesn’t really connect; a lot more custom work was needed on this one, much more than adding rounded endings and elongating the stems. Nonetheless, it’s a change in the right direction, even if not properly executed.

Thanks to Nick Alexander for the tip.