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by doug bartow
There’s awesome…and then there’s this, which is way awesomer.
01.27.2011
Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
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• Doug Bartow
• Josh Berta
• Niki Blaker
• James I Bowie
• Ricardo Cordoba
• Diane Zerr
• 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.
• Quipsologies uses TypeKit to render P22 Underground, Skolar Web by TypeTogether, and Coquette by Mark Simonson.
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• Search through our archives (starting with Vol. 45 September 2010)
UnderConsideration is a graphic design enterprise that runs a network of blogs, publishes books, organizes live events, and designs for clients.
online
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.
live events
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.
graphic design
Department of Design / Designing corporate and brand identities and full development of printed and digital matter for clients.
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The music video for Carol Emerald’s “That Man” is full of all kinds of vintage graphics, typography, and goodness.
01.27.2011
Re-copywriting the posters for this year’s movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars to the tell the truth.
01.27.2011
Art/design/culture magazine Nero is what I’m reading right now in Rome. You can too, by downloading the PDF of their latest issue here.
01.27.2011
Artist Jason Mecier creates portraits of celebrities using their own trash, provided by the celebrities themselves.
01.26.2011
What happens when two nerds collide? Mike Essl and Robb Irrgang answer that question with their full-on homage to Back to the Future that they call home: Nerduo.
01.26.2011
MoMA announced the acquisition of 23 digital typefaces to the permanent collection of its Design and Architecture division. “Each is a milestone in the history of typography.”
01.25.2011
“Video Games vs. Real Life” by Aled Lewis, bringing 8- and 16-bit goodness to life. Shown: The Duck Hunt dog.
01.25.2011