Unit Editions

"His designs successfully combined Swiss rigorousness with American vitality," Massimo Vignelli said of Fred Troller. Our campaign to publish Fred Troller Design, the first comprehensive survey on the work of the pioneering modernist, is now well under way via .co – check out the page via the link in our bio

We’ve had a great response to North: Extracts from visual identities – and with nearly half the copies gone already, we wanted to share a few spreads from the book, which is currently available to pre-order.

Click the product tag to pre-order North: Extracts from visual identities, or visit www.uniteditions.com.
Shipping late November 2023.

🎇Just over 100 copies left of our second print run of AZTDR 🎆 — now available from the Unit shop. Having sold out in 2019, this is a reprint of the original design, complete with dust jacket.

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North: Extracts from visual identities is now available to pre-order from the Unit shop!

The studio’s first ever monograph brings together identity, packaging, exhibition, book, poster and logo design created for a range of clients across the world – all arranged by geographical latitude.

The product of sharp research, high-end craft and precise visual expression, the work in this book documents North’s singular approach to design for organisations including Tate, Southbank, Barbican and M+ (Hong Kong).

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Shipping late November 2023

More shots of North: Extracts from Visual Identities on press. Full details of the pre-order will be on the Unit newsletter this week, so make sure you’re signed up!

This book is the studio’s first monograph and it brings together a range of identity, packaging, exhibition, book, poster and logo design, created for various cultural and business clients across the world – all arranged by geographical latitude.

Next week we’ll bring you the pre-order details of a unique publication from a unique studio. North: Extracts from Visual Identities is a 300-page book documenting the output of one of the UK’s most singular studios – North.

Founded in 1995 by Sean Perkins, this is the studio’s first monograph and it brings together a range of identity, packaging, exhibition, book, poster and logo design, created for various cultural and business clients across the world – all arranged by geographical latitude.

You can pre-order North: Extracts from Visual Identities from next week.

AZTDR™ is back! We’re delighted to let you know that a second limited-edition run of our original book is now available from the Unit shop. Sold out since 2019, AZTDR™ features 250 different album and single covers, 140 prints, posters and flyers, over 130 images of Designers Republic™ print-based projects, 23 DR™ Angryman variants, four badges, one Swatch watch, a T-shirt and a mug, all assembled by Ian Anderson and explored in detail in his own inimitable style. Order your now via the link in our bio (shipping applied at checkout).

New book coming soon 🧭

New book coming soon 🧭⬆️

🟦 Case sample, System Process Form. Coming soon. Posted • .co

Long out of print publication devoted to (Posted via .shaughnessy)

It was one of the few journals in the Eastern Bloc that showcased the art and design of not only the Soviet Bloc but also the West. Particularly striking were its graphic covers, many of them created by members of the famous Polish Poster School - including Henryk Tomaszewski (1914-2005), Józef Mroszczak (1910-75) and Jan Lenica (1928-2001).

Design:
Text: Charlotte West and Edgar Bąk
Editor: Adrian Shaughnessy
Cover typeface: Stefan Kanchev
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Now available for pre-order: System Process Form by — via .co.

The ultimate typographic experiment featuring 7,762,392 typefaces from one of the world’s foremost typography studios.

Don't miss out on this exclusive edition, get your copy at the link in our bio today!

Only 24 hours left to pledge for your copy of System Process Form – the ultimate typographic experiment from . Collector’s Edition ships with the Two system typefaces (198 fonts).

Pledge now at — see link in bio or visit https://vol.co/product/system-process-form/

102% funded! A massive thank you from and Unit to everyone who has pledged for System Process Form via .co.

There is still some time left to pledge for a copy – and the coveted Collector’s Editions – as the funding deadline is in two days: Thursday, February 16 2023 6:00 pm UTC +00:00

Just two days left to pledge on .co for the Collector's Edition of ’s System Process Form – now 99% funded!

The edition is presented in a clamshell box, ships with the complete MuirMcNeil Two type system (198 fonts – value £120), a singular certificate of authenticity and each cover is one of 288 unique designs.

Designed and edited by MuirMcNeil, the 400pp book is a detailed survey of MuirMcNeil’s Two type system, an extensive collection of geometric alphabets where every stroke is designed to correspond and collaborate in close harmony.

SPF will be printed in three neon oveprinting inks + metallic black – the results will be stunning, as seen in photos of the litho print tests included here. Pledge now via .co — see link in bio!

Every copy of the Collector's Edition of System Process Form by has a unique cover design and comes with the MuirMcNeil Two Type system comprising 198 fonts. There are just six days left to pledge for your copy via .co — see link in bio!

More litho print tests from for System Process Form! 👀

The book will be printed throughout in three neon colours + metallic black. There is just over a week left to pledge for your copy of SPF via .co — check out the campaign via the link in our bio.

Latest litho print tests from for System Process Form!

The book will be printed throughout in three neon colours + metallic black. There are just 10 days left to pledge for your copy of SPF via .co — check out the campaign via the link in our bio.

Now funding on .co, System Process Form from will be printed throughout in neon cyan, magenta and yellow inks, accompanied with a metallic black.

As you can see from our recent print tests, the results are stunning, particularly where the inks overprint. Pledge for your copy of SPF on the Volume site via the link in our bio!

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Posted • .design - Currently reading: Studio Culture Now by

Studio Culture Now features in-depth interviews with a host of leading design studios. The interviewees share their experiences, insights, fears and joys, and reveal how they deal with the fundamentals and aspirations of studio life.

Editor: Mark Sinclair
Design:
Introduction: Adrian Shaughnessy

For more info: uniteditions.com/products/studio-culture-now

System Process Form by now funding .co
31.5 x 24 cm, 400pp. Printed in 3 neon colours and metallic black. Each copy of the Collector's Edition has a unique cover design and ships with the complete MMcN Two type system (198 fonts – value £120). Also included are MuirMcNeil TwoNet (5 fonts) and TwoStencil (45 fonts) – both available exclusively to all backers of Unit's System Process Form crowd-funding campaign.

SYSTEM PROCESS FORM by — now funding on .co (link in bio)

System Process Form by is now funding on .co until February 16th.

Each copy of the Collector's Edition is presented in a pink clam shell box, has a unique cover design, a one-off certificate of authenticity and ships with the complete MMcN Two type system (198 fonts).

Also included are MuirMcNeil TwoNet (5 fonts) and TwoStencil (45 fonts) – both available exclusively to all backers of the System Process Form crowd-funding campaign.

Pentagram: Living by Design will ship in the week beginning 16th January 2023 — but we can also announce that one hundred copies of the book have just been made available online!

If you are one of the 1000 people who pre-ordered Pentagram: Living by Design, you will know that all 1000 copies of the two-volume, slipcased, 1400pp edition sold out in under 72 hours.

The good news is we’ll be shipping copies next month, and a further 100 copies have now become available. If you missed out last time, now’s your chance. Click the product tag to order or visit the Unit Editions website (link in bio). Free delivery worldwide.

Analog algorithms – Q&A with and .shaughnessy where they discuss the studio’s work and new crowdfunding publication, System Process Form, now on the Unit website www.uniteditions.com.