Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7″ Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]

Pages: 320
Binding: Lay-flat
Special Features: Three paper stocks
ISBN 978-0-9932316-6-7

“Music from the punk era transformed the world of music. If you could play three chords, you could make records. You didn’t even need a record label. You could start your own. The same thing happened in graphic design. All you needed were a few sheets of Letraset and access to a photocopier, and you could make your own record covers. And lots of people did just that. Action Time Vision: Punk & Post-Punk 7″ Record Sleeves [Unit 26] is a celebration of DIY graphics from the punk and post-punk eras.”

Details

  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Spin, Unit Editions
  • Year 2016
  • Client/Publisher Unit Editions
  • Size 170mm x 230mm
Spin, Unit Editions
Spin is a London-based graphic design studio founded by Tony Brook and Patricia Finegan in 1992. Their work spans identity, print, art direction, and publishing, with clients including the Barbican, Nike, and the British Film Institute. Spin are also the founders of Unit Editions, one of the most important publishers of graphic design books working today. Explore related designers including Why Not Associates and The Designers Republic. See also Postmodernism and British graphic design history.

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Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7″ Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7″ Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7″ Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7″ Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
Action Time Vision – Punk & Post-Punk 7″ Record Sleeves (The Archive Series #002) [Unit 26]
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