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about

• Quipsologies, is a division of UnderConsideration, chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.

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• Search through our archives (starting with Vol. 45 September 2010)

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UnderConsideration is a graphic design enterprise that runs a network of blogs, publishes books, organizes live events, and designs for clients.

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

FPO (For Print Only) / Celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.

Brand New Classroom / Providing a space for critique and opinions on student identity work.

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.

publishing

Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work / 2010, self-published.

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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2010 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.

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no.

by armin

First-world solutions to first-world problems: The lamp-slash-bookmark by Group A Studio. (Snark aside, it’s a clever, beautiful object).

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08.27.2014

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Design You Trust

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by armin

Fruit Ninja IRL! Courtesy of a promo for Pillsbury’s Toaster Strudel (now with more fruit, hence the ninja slicing fruit).

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08.27.2014

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by armin

This looks promising: One of Many, a sort of travelogue by Wesley Verhoeve who is doing a comprehensive written and photographic essay of 12 different cities and their creative communities. So far he’s done Charleston, SC.

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08.27.2014

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SwissMiss

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by doug bartow

File under funny: @WTFRenaissance Explains What’s Actually Happening In Classic Paintings.

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08.26.2014

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@TheFoundrySite

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no.

by armin

Connor Blacksher has fun with Dove’s chocolate wrappers.

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08.26.2014

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by armin

OMG, you guys. Sushi. Socks!

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08.26.2014

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Miles Newlyn

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by armin

Twenty “Kentucky Icons” print designed by Jeremy Booth goes on sale this Friday. The link explains each of the icons — I have to admit, I learned more about Kentucky in the last five minutes than I have in a lifetime.

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08.26.2014

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by armin

If you only watch one animation today about how beans become farts, make it this one by Giant Ant for Men’s Health magazine.

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08.26.2014

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Motionographer

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by armin

A compilation by Tony Zhou of how movies deal with the use of text messaging.

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08.23.2014

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Kottke

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Nicholas Felton’s latest, his 2013 Feltron Annual report, focuses on his communication data from sources that include “conversations, SMS, telephone calls, email, Facebook messages and physical mail.”

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08.23.2014

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