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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.
- 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.
seattle's best coffee
Follow-Up BY Armin
Follow-up: Seattle’s Best Coffee
In May of this year we reported on the drastic redesign of Seattle’s Best Coffee. Our super scientific polls revealed that out of 4,542 votes, 46% were of the opinion that such a big change was a bad move and 25% thought it was a smart one. In terms of execution, out of 4,524 votes, 35% thought the execution was bad and 24% great. The pendulum certainly swings to the negative but not too heavily. A big part of their relaunch was the notion of making coffee consumption simpler and more accessible, whether it was getting SBC at a vending machine, from Burger King, or movie theaters. At the grocery store, SBC is simplifying the selection process with a new packaging system based on levels, announced yesterday.
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DATE: Dec.01.2010
POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Consumer products COMMENTS:
TAGS: packaging, seattle's best coffee,
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