Book design / Editorial system — Leningrad counterculture

Schizorevolution

Schizorevolution is a book about the cultural upheaval that took place in Leningrad starting in the 1980s.

It's an invaluable account from someone who witnessed it firsthand — written by the art historian Andrei Khlobystin.

The book's entire editorial system — grid, typography, page hierarchy — was redesigned from scratch.

Schizorevolution book cover — the title stacked in bold black type, by Andrei Khlobystin, Borey Art Center, Saint Petersburg, 2017.
Part I title spread — 'Schizorevolution. Subcultures' — set on a solid red field.

A single accent colour marks pull-quotes and section heads throughout, held against a strict text grid.

Spread headed 'Seduction and Disappointment', with a painting of a group gathered around an easel. Spread headed 'Russia', with three folk-art-style paintings.
Spread headed 'Art of the New Wild Ones', with a bold red figurative painting.
Book cover — 'Шизо Рево Люция'. Imprint page. The author's preface, opening the book. Part I title spread, set on a solid red field. Opening spread of Part I, with an illustration of two men at a table. Spread with archival photographs and a painting reproduction. Spread with a photograph of a wooden rabbit sculpture. Text spread with a pull-quote heading. Spread with an abstract painting and a small colour diagram. Spread with a photograph of an articulated wooden mannequin. Spread with a row of portrait photographs. Spread with a drawing of a horned creature and a figurative painting. Spread with a small inset photograph. Spread headed 'Seduction and Disappointment', with a painting of a group gathered around an easel. Spread with a close-up abstract painting. Spread with a set of small colour photographs of artworks and graffiti. Spread headed 'Portrait', with two figurative paintings. Spread headed 'Russia', with three folk-art-style paintings. Spread with black-and-white archival photographs. Spread headed 'Art of the New Wild Ones', with a bold red figurative painting. Text spread. Spread headed 'Portrait', with a colourful illustration. Spread headed 'Object', with a small grid of photographs. Text spread. Table of contents, set on the same solid red field as the part title.

2024.