8vo (design)

Defunct British graphic design firm known for its Factory Records Artwork

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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

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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

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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

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* 8vo: On the Outside, by Mark Holt and Hamish Muir, Lars Müller Publishers, 2005. (ISBN 978-3-03778-019-0)
* Eye, Number 37, Volume 10, Autumn 2000.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b Thrift, Julia (1 October 2000). "8vo: type and structure". Eye. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
2. ^ Holt, Mark; Muir, Hamish (2005). 8v: On the Outside. Lars Müller. p. 9\. ISBN 978-3037780190.
3. ^ "the factory records catalogue". Factory Records. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
4. ^ "Designers > 8vo > Vini Reilly Genius < The Durutti Column". Factory Records. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
5. ^ "The Durutti Column > FACT 144 Domo Arigato > Re-release by Screen Edge < 8vo < Designers". Factory Records. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
6. ^ "Factory Records: FBN 36 THE DURUTTI COLUMN Circuses and Bread". Factory Records. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020.
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

## External links

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* Companies portal

* 8vo On CerysmaticFactory
* Creative Digital Designs
* Motion Design Agency

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