The Face No. 36
Distort Yourself — Art! Sex! Style! Decadence! Revolt! / Paul Weller
April 1983 issue of The Face, No. 36, using the cover line 'Distort Yourself' and the emphatic sequence 'Art! Sex!
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- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- April 1983
Catalogue note
April 1983 issue of The Face, No. 36, using the cover line 'Distort Yourself' and the emphatic sequence 'Art! Sex! Style! Decadence! Revolt!'. Paul Weller is the cover subject, photographed by Jill Furmanovsky. Inside, the issue ranges across Weller, David Hockney, Richard Hell, Steven Berkoff, Susan Sarandon, Marvin Gaye, Julie Walters and Julie Burchill, alongside punk clothing, fashion, architecture, film and nightlife. The issue is also a particularly strong example of The Face's early-1980s graphic language: design-history sources single out this exact April 1983 cover as a Neville Brody-era typographic event. The rear cover preserves a contemporary Marianne Faithfull A Child's Adventure advertisement, placing the object directly within the spring 1983 music-release environment.
Why this object matters
The forceful Distort Yourself typographic cover and the documented art/style contents make the issue a particularly clear original example of Brody’s editorial design as argument. Award Gold at 9.0 on design and cultural grounds, with the exact issue identified institutionally.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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