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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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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.
april fools
Announcement BY Armin
April Fools: The Making Of
Last year, in November, I had the pleasure of meeting Matt Stevens at the Brand New Conference. Matt, as you’ll remember, was the man behind BNAF’10 (Brand New April Fools 2010): Dunkin Donuts. When we met, the first thing (or last thing) I asked him was if he was up for another April Fools joke? He was. So in February we picked up the conversation and he sent me some possible ideas. My reactions are shown in the header image of this post. Even though Home Depot was the last idea on his list and the one that came without any summary of what we could do, that’s the one I knew would be awesome to do. He obliged and went to work (here is his post about the process and our side of the story follows).
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DATE: Apr.04.2011
POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Announcement COMMENTS:
TAGS: april fools, home depot, matt stevens,
Books about logo design, the designers that create them and the meaning of branding.
