8 Faces is a new print magazine for devotees of typography.
#1 will start shipping on Wednesday 4th August.
Printed on heavy uncoated stock, with a foil-blocked cover, and lovingly pressed at just 1000 limited editions, each issue is a true collector’s item. Unlike most magazines, advertising is kept to an absolute minimum and each copy is individually numbered, so 8 Faces will be more at home on your bookshelf than in your magazine rack. Who said print is dead?
Info
If you could only use eight typefaces for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
8 Faces is a new magazine for devotees of typography that asks this question — and many more — to eight leading designers from the fields of web design, print design, illustration, and of course type design itself.
Extensive examples of these designers’ work and further contributions from other leading artists mean that the magazine is a beautiful artifact to behold. 8 Faces is available internationally from this website and in a few selected retail outlets in the UK.
#1 features interviews with eight incredible designers:
- Erik Spiekermann
- Jessica Hische
- Ian Coyle
- Jason Santa Maria
- Jos Buivenga
- Jon Tan
- Bruce Willen & Nolen Strals
Plus: An introduction by I Love Typography’s John Boardley / Exclusive artwork by Able Parris / Win a signed letterpress print from Jessica Hische / A bonus interview with The League of Movable Type
Packaging
We’ve taken great care in the magazine’s production values, and to ensure that it reaches you in perfect condition, we’ve taken great care in creating the protective packaging as well.
Each copy will ship in a rigid cardboard box, custom-sized to fit the magazine exactly. We’ll also be including a complimentary 8 Faces bookmark in every package.
FAQ
Where can I buy the magazine?
Directly from this very site! However, some selected stores in the UK will also be stocking copies, including The Arnolfini (Bristol), Here Gallery (Bristol), and Magma (London / Manchester). We had no idea the physical copies would sell out in under two hours. We are so grateful to everyone who bought a copy but unfortunately this means that there are no physical copies left to supply to the shops.
How often is 8 Faces published?
The magazine is a bi-annual publication: we release one in the summer and one just before Christmas.
How much is a subscription?
We are not currently offering a subscription, as we only release two issues a year (see above).
How can I get a PDF version?
We’ve put a lot of effort into making the physical version of 8 Faces something you’ll want to keep forever. And ever and ever. The PDF version will only become available once all 1000 of the printed copies have completely sold out.The PDF version was made available as soon as we sold out of the physical copies.
What about an iPad / ePub / etc. version?
Watch this space. We’ll keep you posted.
I want to know more!
Have a read of Elliot’s blog post about the magazine’s launch.
Downloads
Able Parris has kindly produced these wallpapers for us, based on his collage 8 Forever that appears in #1. The ZIP file includes sizes for your desktop, iPhone, and iPad.
Download the wallpapers (5.1MB)
Team
Editorial
Written & edited by Elliot Jay Stocks
Contributing writers: John Boardley & Christopher Murphy
Copy edited by Samantha Cliffe
Artwork & Design
Designed by Elliot Jay Stocks
Contributing designers: John Boardley & Able Parris
Website
Designed & built by Elliot Jay Stocks / Kyle Meyer / Decode.UK
Sponsorship
The production of 8 Faces would not have been possibly without the kind and generous sponsorship of (mt) Media Temple
Contact
For updates and news about the release of future issues and editions, please subscribe to our mailing list.
8 Faces is published in England by Elliot Jay Stocks Design Ltd. Registered in England & Wales #7032613. Please send all enquiries to press@8faces.com