SPIN: 360º, Unit Editions, 2015

’As well as interviews and essays by Spin’s two founders – Tony Brook and Patricia Finegan –
Spin: 360º features contributors including Paula Scher, Stefan Sagmeister, Ben Bos, Wim Crouwel, Rick Poynor, Steven Heller and Patrick Burgoyne. The foreword is written by artist and author Edmund de Waal, who is both a friend and a client of Spin.‘ (Source) www.designweek.co.uk

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Spin, London
  • Year 2015
  • Client/Publisher Unit Editions, London.
  • Size 210mm x 265mm
Spin, London
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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SPIN: 360º, Unit Editions, 2015
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