Book Recommendations

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Book Recommendations

A selection of books about print
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Also by UnderConsideration

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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
/ Brand New / Displaying opinions, and focusing solely, on corporate and brand identity work.

/ 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.

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Misfits in Richmond, VA Poster

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BY Armin / ON / Apr.05.2010 / IN / Posters
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Project Overview
DESCRIPTION
Misfits in Richmond, VA Poster
CLIENT
The National
DATE
November 2009
DESIGN CREDITS
Bowe House Press: Jamie Mahoney, Greg Eaddy
PRINT CREDITS
Bowe House Press: Jamie Mahoney
TYPE CREDITS
Copperplate Gothic Heavy Extended
Empire
Baskerville
 Production Details
QUANTITY PRODUCED
50
PRODUCTION COST
$100
PRODUCTION TIME
6 Weeks
DIMENSIONS: WIDTH × HEIGHT × DEPTH
10.25 in × 19
PRINT METHOD
Letterpress
PAPER STOCK
French Paper, Smart White, 110 lb Cover
French Paper, Construction, Blacktop, 100 lb cover
NUMBER OF COLORS
3 Versions, 2 Spot Each (Silver and Gold / Silver and Magenta / Green and Dark Gray)
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IMAGES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE DESIGNER

Sometimes a gig poster is only as good as its execution — concept be damned, right? — and in this case the execution rocks and there is a fairly evident concept at work. Made from random metal fonts, the Misfits’ signature skull is literally a misfit of styles, sizes, spacing and orientations, all of it locked nicely and, most likely, quite painstakingly on a letterpress galley. The result has an energy that can only be faked so much in the computer, so it’s quite refreshing to see some physical type jumbled together in real life.

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