The Face No. 49
Fresh! Electro — The Beat That Won’t Be Beaten
One of the canonical Neville Brody-era Face covers. The enormous condensed ELECTRO typography turns the cover into a poster-like graphic object and documents the...
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- The Face
- Condition
- Good+ / VG−
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- May 1984
Catalogue note
One of the canonical Neville Brody-era Face covers. The enormous condensed ELECTRO typography turns the cover into a poster-like graphic object and documents the...
Why this object matters
The ELECTRO cover makes typography itself the principal image and places emerging electronic dance culture within Brody-era British magazine design. The complete original issue is a strong convergence of graphic and musical history; retain Gold and increase to 9.3.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9.3 / 10 · Gold Star.
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