Octavo Redux 1:1 / Unit Editions / 2017

First editionCondition
Book in like new condition
Shelf wear consistent with ageInformation
Editors: Mark Holt and Hamish Muir
Publisher: Unit Editions
Publication: 2017
Pages: 385
Size: 245 x 315
Text: English
Design: Mark Holt and Hamish MuirHamish Muir and Mark Holt, founding members of the design studio 8vo, have produced a book documenting Octavo, International Journal of Typography, the influential magazine they designed, edited and self-published between 1986 and 1992. Octavo is widely regarded as a landmark in graphic design and typographic history. Original copies are rare and command high prices when they occasionally turn up for sale. Conceived by Muir, Holt, and fellow 8vo member Simon Johnston, the journal appeared during the heated debate around “graphic authorship,” and demonstrated that designers could produce work independently of clients. The first seven issues were printed editions of 16 pages, A4 format, each with an eight-page translucent wrap-around jacket and set throughout in the typeface Unica from Lineto. The eighth and final issue was released as a CD-ROM. This book captures the original publications at actual size and in fine detail. It’s like owning the originals!Postage to UK only please.