NORTH: Extracts from visual identities - NEW, the sold out limited Unit Editions version

Published by Unit Editions, London, 2024

  • Hardcover
  • New
See all details
Item image 1 of 10.

Seller: Rare Books Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.Rare Books Honolulu

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since January 18, 2021

Association member: IOBA

View this seller's items
Hardcover

Condition: New

£ 153.02

£ 5.79 shipping 
Ships within U.S.A.

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket
Free 30-day returns

Item description from seller

North: Extracts from visual identities is a unique publication documenting the output of one of the UK's most singular design studios. Unit Editions, 2024, Limited edition of 1000. Size: 300 x 230mm Pages: 308 pages Format: Case bound Printing/binding: Four-colour process including two Pantones (PMS 871 Gold and PMS 877 Silver) and gloss coat on both sides of gloss paper. Thread-sewn book block and case-bound with square spine and Winterband 406 H&T bands Printer/binder: Pureprint Cover: Yellow (BRI4058) Brillianta cloth-mounted over 2500mic greyboard. Foil-blocked in white Endpapers: Colorplan Factory Yellow 135gsm and one Pantone (PMS 877 Silver) and Premier Coat on the face Papers: White Gloss (FSC) 130gsm (plus gloss coat) and Munken Lynx Rough Natural White 120gsm (plus premier coat) Typeface: Neue Haas Unica. --- --- ---The book. North's first ever monograph brings together a wide range of visual identities created for various cultural and business clients across the world. Reflective of the studio's international reach, these projects are arranged by geographical latitude - an organising principle is a typical North strategy: unexpected, idiosyncratic, contrarian. Founded in 1995 by Sean Perkins, North has always followed a highly individualistic path. The studio's website doesn't give much away, and the North Instagram account is similarly sparse. It's almost as if they are a well kept secret. Even the studio's name, derived from Perkins' origins in the north of England, stands for plain-speaking visual directness. North's work is the product of sharp research, high-end craft and precise visual expression. And as can be seen in the pages of this book, the result is a rich crop of brand identities, packaging, exhibitions, books, posters and logos clients that includes Tate, Southbank, Munch (Oslo), Co-op, Barbican, Samsung and M+ (Hong Kong). Perkins and his partners Jeremy Coysten and Stephen Gilmore argue that since graphic design is required to 'speak for itself' the book dispenses with any descriptive or biographical texts. Instead, the reader is engaged by more than 300 pages of eloquent visual expression, arranged in a rigorously planned mix of photography, typography, layout and colour. As befitting an exacting studio with a meticulous approach to its practice, the production of North: Extracts from visual identities is second-to-none. The cover features yellow (BRI4058) Brillianta cloth mounted over 2500mic greyboard and is foil-blocked in white. Inside, the book has been printed in six colours throughout: standard CMYK and spot metallic gold (Pantone 871) and spot metallic silver (Pantone 877). Selected photographs are also reproduced using a combination of CMYK plus integrated spot metallic inks - achieved by using special colour profiles developed by Color Library that generate additional separations. The typeface used in the book is Neue Haas Unica, developed by Toshi Omagari for Monotype and based on Unica (developed by Team '77 and released in 1980). *Each copy of North: Extracts from visual identities also comes with a free 16-page publication consisting of more than 100 unused and unpublished logos designed by North. Appendix of visual identities sheds light on the rejected routes and alternative designs from a wide range of North projects. According to the studio's Sean Perkins, Appendix is a catalogue of "the ones that got away".

Seller Inventory # 2024ph

Bibliographic details

Title
NORTH: Extracts from visual identities - NEW, the sold out limited Unit Editions version
Author
NORTH
Publisher
Unit Editions, London
Publication year
2024
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st edition, limited to 1000.
Seller catalogs
Artbooks, Graphic Design, Limited Editions

Rare Books Honolulu

Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since January 18, 2021

Association member:

Shipping rates within U.S.A.

Item8 to 21 business days3 to 6 business days
First item£ 5.79£ 11.94
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.

Payment methods

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Paypal

Store description

Rare Books Honolulu is an online only store. We sell and buy antiquarian rare books, limited editions and also 'new, but out of print' books. We have a growing inventory of Illustrated Literature(mainly 20th century), Art, Architecture, Hawaiiana and Fine Press books from the US and Europe. We ship within 2 days. Due to potential delays with Media Mail from Hawaii, we mainly ship with Priority Mail within the US (at Media Mail prices)

Specialty

Fine Press, Illustrated Rare Books, Hawaiiana, New and hard to find Books

Association member

  • Independent Online Booksellers Association
Members of these associations are committed to maintaining the highest standards. They vouch for the authenticity of all items offered for sale. They provide expert and detailed descriptions, disclose all significant defects and/or restorations, provide clear and accurate pricing, and operate with fairness and honesty during the purchase experience.

Seller's business information

Kruger of Hawaii Inc

1136 Union Mall, suite 106
Honolulu, HI U.S.A. 96813-2720