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 color 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 color 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 color 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 colorful 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.