8vo (design) explained

8vo was a London-based graphic design firm formed in 1985 by Simon Johnston, Mark Holt and Hamish Muir.[1] It closed in July 2001.[2]

Notable designs

8vo produced the artwork for many Factory Records records sleeves and promotional material.[3] 8vo produced sleeves for music for the band Durutti Column including Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say,[4] Domo Arigato,[5] Circuses and Bread,[6] Valuable Passages,[7] When the World,[8] The Guitar and Other Machines,[9] and Obey the Time.[10]

Octavo magazine

8vo produced eight issues of Octavo – a magazine with a heavy structural, typographic aesthetic from 1986 to 1992 (the last issue was released as a CD-ROM).[1] [11]

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8vo: type and structure. 2000-10-01. 2021-01-20. Eye. Thrift. Julia. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128052115/http://eyemagazine.com/feature/article/8vo-type-and-structure. 2020-11-28. live.
  2. Book: Holt, Mark. 8v: On the Outside. Muir. Hamish. Lars Müller. 2005. 978-3037780190. 9.
  3. Web site: the factory records catalogue. 2021-01-20. Factory Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927123745/https://www.factoryrecords.org/8vo.php. 2020-09-27. live.
  4. Web site: Designers > 8vo > Vini Reilly Genius < The Durutti Column. 2021-01-20. Factory Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809001052/https://factoryrecords.org/cerysmatic/durutti26.php. 2020-08-09. live.
  5. Web site: The Durutti Column > FACT 144 Domo Arigato > Re-release by Screen Edge < 8vo < Designers. 2021-01-20. Factory Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629203630/https://factoryrecords.org/cerysmatic/fact144.html. 2020-06-29. live.
  6. Web site: Factory Records: FBN 36 THE DURUTTI COLUMN Circuses and Bread. Factory Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024183322/https://factoryrecords.org/factory-benelux/fbn-36-durutti-column-circuses-and.php. 2020-10-24. live.
  7. http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/facd164.html
  8. http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/fac194.html
  9. http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/facd204.html
  10. http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/facd274.html
  11. http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/8vo1.html
  12. http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/8vo1.html

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