Quipsologies is the �daily stream� of found creative bits (�Quips�) within the �graphic design enterprise� known as UnderConsideration. The site was redesigned in the fall of 2010. In addition to the new typographic grid, colors�particularly the �Background Color Codes��and the clear step-by-step form to submit Quips, a detail that grabbed my attention was the use of �chronicling�, versus curating, evident in the site�s one-line description:
Instead of using the typical Twitter button, the digital payment service and device known as Square states their Twitter handle, plain and simple, in their website navigation:
New York-based Francesco Bertelli, a designer and producer of custom bicycles, as well as a graphic designer and photographer, takes a different approach to his �About� section. He poses two contrasting lists which both speak as a concise, unified and unapologetic statement about his taste, which you�re either aligned to or not, when it comes to appreciating his bike style:
Instead of using the usual cue to �Sign up� for their newsletter, San Francisco-based design and communication firm Fine Design Group encourages people to �Befriend�:
I�m on the fence when creative license is taken to rename one�s profession. But on the promotional website for his book �A Practical Guide to Designing with Data�, Brian Suda calls himself an �informatician�:
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